May, 2022

• 12 May

  En Ethiopie, la pire sécheresse « jamais vécue » ravage les vies des nomades somali

  

  Dans l’est du pays, il n’a pas plu depuis dix-huit mois, dévastant le cheptel et mettant une partie de la population en grave insécurité alimentaire. Quasiment pas une goutte de pluie depuis dix-huit mois. A Hargududo, village de la région Somali en Ethiopie, les habitants montrent à l’AFP les cadavres …

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• 12 May

  Algérie : Vladimir Poutine invite Abdelmadjid Tebboune à Moscou

  

  Le chef de la diplomatie russe, Sergueï Lavrov, a effectué une visite de deux jours à Alger, où il a été reçu par son homologue, Ramtane Lamamra, ainsi que par le président Abdelmadjid Tebboune, convié à Moscou par Vladimir Poutine pour une visite officielle. Le chef de la diplomatie russe, …

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• 12 May

  SDF arrests suspected ISIS facilitator in Deir al-Zor: coalition

  

  The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured a suspected ISIS facilitator in an operation near the Euphrates River Valley in Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zor province, the US-led Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant (SOJTF LEVANT) announced on Tuesday morning.

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• 12 May

  Imagining a Postwar Ukraine

  

  A Country With More Military and Tech Power—but Fewer Ukrainians Ten weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is hard to see how and when the war will end. At the end of March, the Russian army withdrew from around Kyiv, but it is still pounding Kharkiv and Mariupol and …

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• 12 May

  America Must Embrace the Goal of Ukrainian Victory

  

  It’s Time to Move Past Washington’s Cautious Approach For years before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Ukrainians had been growing frustrated with U.S. leadership. A former high-level Ukrainian official described U.S. policy to the country in this way: “You won’t let us drown, but you won’t let us swim.” …

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• 12 May

  US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame

  

  An interminable and unwinnable war in Europe? That’s what NATO leaders fear and are bracing for as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third month with little sign of a decisive military victory for either side and no resolution in sight. The possibility of a stalemate is fueling concerns …

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• 12 May

  The National Interest Whitewashes Saudi Aggression in Yemen

  

  The National Interest has published a shameless apology for Saudi Arabia’s genocidal war in Yemen, “The Saudi War of Necessity in Yemen” by Ahmed al-Maimouni. With his second sentence, Al-Maimouni, a retired Saudi major general, forfeits his right to be taken seriously: “It is imperative for Saudi Arabia to preserve …

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• 12 May

  Russian ambassador to Iraq: ‘No objections’ to Kurdistan Region exporting gas to Europe

  

  Elbrus Kutrashev spoke to the Kurdish news outlet Rudaw about plans to export natural gas from the autonomous part of northern Iraq to Europe in response to the war in Ukraine. Russia’s ambassador to Iraq addressed plans to export natural gas from the Kurdistan Region to Europe in an interview …

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• 12 May

  HTS leader tours Idlib on Eid al-Fitr

  

  Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, continues to appear in public as he promotes his image as a leader who cares about the inhabitants of northwest Syria. The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has made another public appearance. He took part in the …

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• 12 May

  US targets Islamic State financiers in Turkey, Syria, Indonesia

  

  The Biden administration imposed economic sanctions on five Islamic State financiers in Turkey, Syria and Indonesia on Monday night. Members of the network played key roles in helping IS recruits join the group, and moved funds to help IS fighters obtain weapons and for children to be smuggled out of …

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