October, 2021

• 27 October

  Apel do polityków: nie wierzę, że jesteście tak źli i zdesperowani jak Łukaszenka

  

  Nie przestraszycie dyktatora ze wschodu, twardo wypychając z Polski ludzi czy budując mur. W tym starciu wygra ten, kto będzie większym sk…em i nie będzie się liczył z życiem ludzi. A tu szans – mam nadzieję – nie macie. Panie prezesie, panie premierze, panowie ministrowie. Z rosnącą bezradnością, jak tysiące …

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• 27 October

  Iran Warns Europeans of US Influence

  Deploring the European parties’ failure to honor the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi cautioned against the approaches that could give the US the perception that Europe belongs in its sphere of influence. Although Iran has always honored its commitments, the European parties have failed to fulfill their …

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• 27 October

  Alleged US drone strike kills former ISIS commander: SDF

  

  An alleged US drone strike killed former ISIS commander Subhi Ibrahim Muslih and two of his guards in Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) on Monday, said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official Farhad Shami. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported that the strike’s target was a member of …

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• 27 October

  Ex-Saudi official says MBS suggested killing former king with ‘poison ring’

  

  The Saudi government responded by describing Saad al-Jabri as “a discredited former government official with a long history of fabricating.” A former senior Saudi intelligence official has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of once bragging that he could have the late King Abdullah killed to pave the way for …

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• 27 October

  Iran to push for inclusive Afghan government at Tehran conference

  

  The Iranian government is concerned for the Shiite Muslim and Persian-speaking communities in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Iran will host Afghanistan’s neighbors for a conference on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend the meeting in the capital Tehran. China’s foreign minister will attend virtually. …

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• 27 October

  Sudan’s ambassador to US vows to oppose coup in Khartoum

  

  The United States is coordinating with Gulf states on messaging in hopes of avoiding bloodshed in Sudan. Sudan’s ambassador to the United States said in a statement today that he and other Sudanese envoys abroad would “resist” a military coup that deposed his country’s civilian-led transitional government on Monday. Nureldin …

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• 27 October

  Turkey’s spy-bust bombshell unlikely to further worsen ties with Israel

  

  The Turkish media may be abuzz with reports about the foiling of a Mossad-run spy ring, but Israel appears unimpressed, and observers see no further deterioration in the already frosty bilateral relations. Amid an ongoing quest for normalization with Israel, Turkey last week dropped a bombshell about busting a Mossad …

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• 27 October

  Turkish-backed factions outmaneuver Syrian jihadist group in Idlib

  

  The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in north Syria announced a series of mergers recently, derailing plans by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to seek rapprochement with some of the factions affiliated with the Syrian National Army. The Azm Operations Room, which consists of a number of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions, …

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• 27 October

  Turkey’s parliament votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq, Syria

  

  The main opposition CHP announced an hour before the session that it would vote against the motion. Amid rumors of a Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, the Turkish parliament ratified today a motion that extends the government’s mandate of carrying out cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria for another …

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• 27 October

  Reversing Sudan’s Dangerous Coup

  Sudan is in peril. On 25 October, just weeks after a failed coup attempt, the country’s generals removed the civilian-led government that had been piloting a transition after an uprising unseated long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Soldiers surrounded Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s residence in the capital Khartoum, detaining …

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