November, 2021

• 5 November

  Military barracks searched in operation against extreme-right terrorism

  

  As part of an operation to tackle extreme-right terrorism in Belgium, three military barracks and eight private homes of military personnel were searched on Wednesday morning. Nobody was arrested during the searches, however, computers and mobile phones were seized for investigation, the federal public prosecutor’s office confirmed. Further updates on …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Algeria accuses Morocco of fatal attack on three truck drivers

  

  The Algerian presidency said the killing of the three Algerian truck drivers in a roadside bombing on Monday “will not go unpunished.” Algeria blamed Morocco on Wednesday for a roadside bombing that killed three Algerian truck drivers, an accusation leveled amid mounting tensions between the North African neighbors over disputed …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Why are Turkish-allied formations collapsing in Syria?

  

  Factions pulling out of the recently formed Syrian Liberation Front raise questions about the future of Turkish-backed rebel groups. Sources close to Sultan Soleman Shah Brigade, one of the largest factions of the Syrian Liberation Front, said that the brigade has effectively withdrawn from the front to join the Thaeeroun …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Ethiopia accused of exploiting Sudan coup to renew border conflict

  

  In the wake of the Sudan coup on Oct. 25, some observers believe Ethiopia will take the opportunity to further its claims in a border dispute with Khartoum. Following the military coup against the transitional authority in Sudan on Oct. 25, concerns have been raised about Ethiopia taking advantage of …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Intel: Saudi Arabia, UAE publicly reject Sudan’s coup

  

  Washington is trying to bring its Middle Eastern allies into line with international efforts to revive the transition to democracy in Khartoum. The United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates released a joint statement on Wednesday calling on Sudan’s military to immediately release those arrested …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Islamic State attack sparks sectarian bloodletting in Iraq’s Diyala

  

  An Islamic State attack has triggered a crescendo of acts of violence against and displacement of Sunnis in Iraq’s Diyala province, which borders Iran and has long suffered the presence of cells operating in its dense orchards and parts of the Hamrin Mountains. An Islamic State (IS) attack against members …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Iran’s Raisi vows no retreat in nuclear talks with major powers

  

  Raisi, under personal US sanctions over allegations of human rights abuses in his past as a judge, said Iran seeks the “lifting of all US sanctions and neutralization of sanctions.” Iran will not back down “in any way” in defending its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday, a day …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Ex-IDF intel chief: New Iran nuke deal will be worse, but worthwhile

  

  Ex-Mossad official: Talks may be tactic for Tehran to buy time to advance its nuclear program. A new nuclear deal that may emerge between Iran and the world powers in the coming months “will likely be worse” than the 2015 deal, former IDF intelligence chief Aharon Zeevi Farkash told The …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Israel ‘will do what it needs to’ against a nuclear Iran, Bennett says

  

  “Iran poses a strategic threat to the world and an existential threat to Israel, and they ought not to be allowed to get away with it,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Israel will do what is necessary to protect itself against the Iranian existential threat, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said …

  Read More »
• 5 November

  Pakistan: The Anti-American “Ally”

  

  In an interview aired in the US in June 2021, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan will deny US use of its territory for “over-the-horizon” surveillance of possible terrorist activity in Afghanistan. Now, there are negotiations for the US to use Pakistan’s airspace for military operations in Afghanistan, …

  Read More »