International – Page 95

IS Fighters Fleeing Iraq Leave Carnage Behind

1 September 2016

QAYYARAH, IRAQ/WASHINGTON — As Islamic State fighters are being routed from cities and towns across Syria and Iraq, they increasingly leave behind carnage, causing major damage to local economies and devastating people they already have traumatized. A VOA reporter this week visited a town that […]

Israel’s ‘only real existential threat’ is potential civil war – fmr Mossad chief

1 September 2016

Potential civil war is the number one threat to Israel’s national security, a former Mossad chief said in his first public appearance since leaving office. Tamir Pardo named divisions within society and the triumph of hatred as the main driving forces of internal conflict. Trends […]

Questions Arise About Turkey’s Operation Inside Syria

1 September 2016

WASHINGTON — Turkish forces started their cross-border military operation in Syria a week ago without an exit strategy, analysts say, and that may adversely affect U.S. efforts against Islamic State extremists in the region. Gonul Tol, the Middle East Institute’s program director for Turkey, told […]

15 Philippine soldiers killed, two beheaded, in clashes with Abu Sayyaf

1 September 2016

JOLO , Philippines, Aug. 30 (UPI) — Fifteen Philippine Army soldiers were killed, two of them beheaded, in clashes with the Islamist insurgent group Abu Sayyaf. Another 10 soldiers were injured on Monday, the fifth day of a military offensive ordered by President Roberto Duterte […]

Syrie :les «rebelles modérés» ne sont qu’un mythe, estime un sénateur américain

31 August 2016

RT : Douze heures de négociations n’ont pas permis de trouver un accord officiel. Peut-on espérer que les tierces parties pourront trouver à Genève une solution au conflit en Syrie ? Richard Black (R. B.) : C’est une tâche assez difficile parce qu’une bataille énorme […]

NYT: Le wahhabisme saoudien a propagé l’extrémisme et provoqué le terrorisme

31 August 2016

Dans une longue enquête publiée dans le New York Times (NYT), vendredi 25 août, le journaliste Scott Shaneaug met à nu le rôle de l’Arabie saoudite dans la propagation d’une version rigide de l’islam, qui est à l’origine de la vague terroriste actuelle qui secoue […]

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion

31 August 2016

August 30, 2016 “Information Clearing House” – “The Duran” – Russia furious at Turkish move to set up rebel “safe zone” inside Syria to assist Jihadi rebels there, putting the recently announced “normalisation of relations” between Russia and Turkey in jeopardy. In the immediate aftermath […]

Crowds Cheer a New Governing Council in Yemen

31 August 2016

Thousands gathered in Sana, the capital, to celebrate the formation of a new coalition governing body and to denounce airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition.

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge?

31 August 2016

News services abroad ask me if President Erdogan of Turkey will, as a result of the coup attempt, realign Turkey with Russia. At this time, there is not enough information for me to answer. Speculation in advance of information is not my forte. Moreover, I […]

It’s Time to Talk About Saudi Arabia

31 August 2016

In the House of Commons this past Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made two announcements pertaining to Saudi Arabia that sounded like they came straight out of the ninth century. The first was that thanks to British diplomacy, Hammond did “not expect” that a […]

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion

31 August 2016

Russia furious at Turkish move to set up rebel “safe zone” inside Syria to assist Jihadi rebels there, putting the recently announced “normalisation of relations” between Russia and Turkey in jeopardy. In the immediate aftermath of the Turkish capture of Jarablus in Syria Turkish President […]

More than 300,000 refugees in Germany work illegally, pay kickbacks to asylum center staff – reports

31 August 2016

Up to 30 percent of the 1.1 million asylum seekers who arrived in Germany in 2015 may be working illegally, German broadcaster NDR said, citing experts. It added that refugee shelter employees often help migrants find illegal jobs in return for kickbacks. NDR admitted that […]