Eurasia Press & News
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is pressuring foreign jihadis in Idlib and giving them two choices: Leave, or integrate into the local community. Since early February, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has stepped up its crackdown against Arab and foreign jihadis opposed to it in its areas of control in Syria’s northwestern province …
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February, 2022
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20 February
Turkey’s economy to be hit hard by Fed’s expected interest rate hikes
Expected interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve to rein in inflation will deal further blows to Turkey’s economic turmoil. Following a January increase of 7.5% in US year-on-year consumer prices, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates in its March meeting in a bid to rein …
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20 February
US tank sale to bolster Polish forces as allies focus on Russia’s movements
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that the U.S. will sell 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland, giving a key NATO ally that borders Russia a substantial boost in firepower. Adding the tanks to the Polish arsenal will ensure more equitable security burden-sharing in NATO, he said, although he noted …
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20 February
Eurafrique
Policy differences between Europe and Africa have been widening, and while there may be warm words about a new partnership when the leaders of the EU and African Union meet in Brussels, there are unlikely to be breakthroughs on key African demands. One area where Europeans and Africans have long …
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20 February
To The Biden Admin: To Eradicate Iran’s Terrorism, Confront the Ruling Mullahs
The administration, however, then made an astonishing announcement: that it is unfreezing $29 billion to the Iranian regime, despite that Iran is still, according to the State Department, an officially designated state sponsor of terrorism. The move is apparently part of a US effort to appease the mullahs into redoing …
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20 February
Syria Remains a Complex Battlefield for Intervening Parties
Multiple outside powers and domestic actors are pursuing their interests simultaneously through armed action on Syrian territory. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has largely prevailed over what many regarded as a civil war in the country, but it has limited sovereignty over much of Syrian territory and most of …
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20 February
Macron warns of ‘predatory’ Russian mercenaries in Mali
While announcing on Thursday that France would withdraw its troops from Mali, President Emmanuel Macron made his strongest condemnation yet of the shadowy Russian mercenary group Wagner whose alleged arrival in West Africa has infuriated Paris. The French leader made clear that a suspected deal between the Malian military regime …
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20 February
El repunte de los combates en Marib y los ataques de los huthis contra EAU amenazan con expandir el conflicto en Yemen
Los rebeldes ponen Abú Dhabi en su objetivo ante los avances progubernamentales con apoyo de la coalición MADRID, 12 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – El aumento de los combates en la provincia yemení de Marib (centro), así como los recientes ataques perpetrados por los rebeldes huthis contra territorio de Emiratos Árabes …
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20 February
Biden Administration Announces Allocation of Frozen Afghan Assets
On February 11, President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order enabling the administration to distribute frozen funds from Afghanistan’s central bank between representatives of victims of 9/11 in the U.S. and humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. Following the Taliban’s assumption of control of the Afghan government, the United States government froze …
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20 February
How Will the Death of al-Qurayshi Impact the Islamic State Globally?
Following the recent U.S. Special Forces raid in Syria leading to the death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, many are wondering what impact it will have on the group globally. One likely scenario is that, as the regional groups grow even further decentralized from the core, …
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