July 2016 – Page 28 – odiaspora.org

Lebanon Rules Out Joining Any International Coalition in Syria

12 July 2016

Lebanon will not join any international coalitions operating in Syria, limiting cooperation to intelligence sharing, Lebanese Ambassador to Russia Chawki Bou Nassar told Sputnik. “Lebanon will never interfere officially. Of course, as we said, some political parties are interfering, Hezbollah and the others, but the […]

America’s Perpetual Wars

12 July 2016

With just over six months left until the end of his Presidency, President Obama was reminded recently that he stands to leave office as the first two-term President who presided over eight years of seemingly endless military conflict: Throughout this trip, Mr. Obama has confronted […]

ISIS security chief killed in clashes with SDF northern Syria

12 July 2016

ubsequent to heavy clashes with militants of the Islamic State (ISIS), the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday made new gains in the northern countryside of Aleppo, killing and wounding dozens of ISIS militants, military sources reported. The SDF troops clashed with ISIS fighters […]

Car Bomb Near Baghdad Kills 11

12 July 2016

A suicide bomber blew up his car near a crowded outdoor market northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 32 more in the predominantly Shiite district. The incident occurred after a man drove a pick-up truck loaded […]

U.S. shifts emphasis of new operations against Taliban to eastern Afghanistan

12 July 2016

The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday that U.S. troops are shifting the primary emphasis of recently approved operations against the Taliban to the eastern part of the country, where a variety of insurgents remain entrenched. Army Gen. John. W. Nicholson Jr. told […]

Syrian Kurdish Official to Sputnik: ‘We Won’t Allow Dismemberment of Syria’

12 July 2016

In an interview for Sputnik, Hediye Yusuf, the co-chair of the Constituent Assembly of the Rojava Democratic Federal System, commented on the current situation in the region, and Rojava’s plans for the future. She emphasized that the Syrian Kurdish proponents of federalization and autonomy would […]

Bassil after meeting Ayrault: We reject any proposal for refugee resettlement

12 July 2016

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Jibran Bassil, voiced utter rejection of any proposal to resettle refugees in Lebanon. Minister Bassil’s fresh stance came in the wake of his meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, who visited him at Villa Boustros today. “Lebanon is attempting […]

Finance Minister defies Siniora to resort to court over corruption

12 July 2016

Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, rejected the statement issued on Tuesday by Future bloc, which, according to him, MP Fouad Siniora had devoted to level false accusations. “Everybody knows that those accusations only apply to Siniora’s mandate,” the Minister said. “The Ministry of Finance […]

Inside ISIS: Quietly preparing for the loss of the ‘caliphate’

12 July 2016

Even as it launches waves of terrorist attacks around the globe, the Islamic State is quietly preparing its followers for the eventual collapse of the caliphate it proclaimed with great fanfare two years ago. In public messages and in recent actions in Syria, the group’s […]

De la « victoire » de 2006 à la guerre en Syrie, le Hezbollah et ses mutations

12 July 2016

Guerre de juillet 2006 : dix ans déjà Sandra NOUJEIM | OLJ Le réexamen de la guerre de juillet 2006, dite guerre des 33 jours, dix ans après, est rendu ardu, à première vue, par ce qui semble être, depuis l’intervention du Hezbollah en Syrie, […]

Le Liban veut se doter de chars T-72 russes

12 July 2016

Les négociations sur la livraison des armes russes à Beyrouth se trouvent “dans une phase avancée”. Beyrouth a l’intention d’acheter des armes russes en vue de lutter contre les terroristes, a annoncé l’ambassadeur libanais à Moscou Chawki Bou Nassar. “Beyrouth a notamment besoin de missiles […]

Abdelkader Messahel avec le président syrien Bachar Al-Assad, à Damas. D. R.

Un leader de parti turc évoque un dialogue secret entre Damas et Ankara à Alger

12 July 2016

Le président du Parti des travailleurs turc, Dogu Perincek, a laissé entendre sur les ondes de La Voix de la Russie, que des pourparlers seraient en cours à Alger entre la Syrie et la Turquie. Les relations entre les deux pays, avec lesquelles l’Algérie entretient […]