September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Iraq came close to civil war but stepped back from the brink last week. On Aug. 29, street fighting erupted between followers of Iraqi Shi’a cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr and those of the Iran-aligned Coordination Framework (CF), after Sadr announced his “final withdrawal” from politics and the closure …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Official SANA News Agency reported a new Israeli strike on the Aleppo International Airport Tuesday night. SANA said that “the Israeli enemy carried out on Tuesday a missile aggression that targeted Aleppo international airport.” The attacks came from the direction of the Mediterranean to the West of Lattakia, according …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
The Russian Defense Ministry accused “terrorist groups” affiliated with Turkey are excavating antiques in the occupied Afrin, according to SANA. The Russian Defense Ministry revealed that terrorist groups affiliated with the Turkish regime are excavating antiques in the occupied Afrin, preparing to load them to Turkey and sell them on …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Unidentified gunmen assassinated Fadi Majed al-Saad, a former member of the Free Syrian Army, according to Baladi News. On Wednesday, unidentified gunmen assassinated a former member of opposition factions in the western Daraa governorate. The website of the Ahrar Horan Gathering said that unknown assailants targeted Fadi Majed al-Saad in …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Intelligence Online reported that Hakan Fidan and Ali Mamlouk have met again under Russian auspices, according to al-Modon. Intelligence Online reported that the head of Turkey’s intelligence service, Hakan Fidan, has held a new meeting with the head of the Syrian regime’s intelligence service, Ali Mamlouk. The meeting occurred under …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
For the second time in just a week, Israel targeted the Aleppo International Airport last Tuesday. A message to Bashar al-Assad? For the second time in just a week, Israel targeted the Aleppo International Airport last Tuesday. This second attack comes amid an intensification of Israeli attacks on Iranian targets …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday that “without Turkiye, NATO is weak,” Turkish media reported. As Erdogan spoke to journalists following Friday prayer in Istanbul, he commented on NATO’s removal of a tweet about Turkish Victory Day (marked on 30 August) following a Greek complaint. “Greece’s negative approach …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Russia has demanded that Iran remove its forces and militias from areas in western Syria in order to avoid further airstrikes from neighbouring Israel, according to a report by Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. Citing a source reportedly close to the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, the outlet reported that in a …
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September 12, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
It takes just a few seconds to post a tweet, but for one woman in Saudi Arabia it has resulted in a 45-year prison sentence which has shocked ordinary citizens across the kingdom. Nourah Bint Saeed Al-Qahtani was convicted in the Saudi Specialised Criminal Court on charges of using the …
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September 12, 2022 Afghanistan, Eurasia, South East Asia
The National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban resistance group led by Ahmad Massoud, is fighting against the Afghan Taliban in six provinces of Afghanistan, according to an Afghan website. The report published by Afghan newspaper Hasht-e-Subh quoted Ali Maisam Nazary, head of NRF’s foreign relations, as saying that …
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