September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. “Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed” in an ISIS attack along the road linking Deir Ezzor province with Hasakeh, said Rami Abdel Rahman, …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
A senior Hamas delegation arrives in Moscow for talks with the Russian foreign minister to discuss mutual ties The head of Hamas’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Moscow on Saturday to hold high-level political talks with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to a statement by the …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Iran has designed a drone, named Arash-2, specifically for targeting the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, a senior Iranian military commander said on Sunday. “We have specially designed this drone for Haifa and Tel Aviv. This is a unique drone that was developed for this task,” state media …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
Yemeni military and security forces have taken control of a large swath of valley and mountainous areas in the southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, which have long been considered safe havens for Al-Qaeda militants. Local media and officials said that military and security forces led by the pro-independence Southern …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Two senior ISIS commanders were killed in an Iraqi air strike in the Hamrin Mountain range, in the Salah al-Din province, announced the Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC) on Saturday. The operation was carried out based on intelligence information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency (FIIA) at the …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, South East Asia
Вступая в прямое столкновение с Россией вокруг Украины, страны Запада недооценили масштабы и глубину китайско-российского стратегического партнёрства в новую эпоху. События последних месяцев опровергли ожидания по поводу «хрупкости» отношений Москвы и Пекина, показали общее стратегическое видение сторон и готовность поддержать друг друга в решении сложных внешнеполитических задач. Уже к середине …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
As in the Cold War, Washington Cannot Wish Moscow Away In “Stop Tiptoeing Around Russia” (August 8, 2022), Alexander Vindman contends that, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Washington’s approach to Moscow has been stuck at the appeasement end of the policy spectrum. “For the last three decades,” Vindman …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Michael ‘Erik’ Kurilla, the Army four-star general overseeing all American troops in the Middle East, went inside Syria’s al-Hol Islamic State detainment camp Friday and spoke with residents. He says many can be sent home. The commander of all US military forces in the Middle East made an urgent appeal …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Israel’s diplomatic blitz against a renewed JCPOA reaches new heights, with Prime Minister Yair Lapid traveling to Germany and Defense Minister Benny Gantz traveling again to the United States. Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sept. 12 in Berlin that reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Tehran has criticized the three European signatories to the nuclear deal for their recent joint statement questioning Iran’s intentions. Iran has criticized the three European countries for their joint remarks about Iran in the talks to restore the nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iranian Foreign Ministry …
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