September, 2021

• 28 September

  Hundreds of Iraqi notables call to join Abraham Accords, make peace with Israel

  

  At Erbil conference, participants also urge rebuilding ties with the country’s dispossessed Jewish diaspora; normalization remains a crime under Iraqi law In an unprecedented plea for regional reconciliation, over 300 prominent Iraqis called for their country to normalize ties with Israel on Friday night. “We demand full diplomatic relations with …

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• 28 September

  Palestinian Authority urges Sudan to hand over assets it seized from Hamas

  

  ‘The Palestinian people are in need of this money, especially our great people under siege in Gaza,’ top Abbas adviser says The Palestinian Authority has called on Sudan’s government to hand over assets that it seized from Hamas as part of a recent crackdown on the terror group. Hussein al-Sheikh, …

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• 28 September

  IDF believes members of Hamas cell targeted in West Bank raid still on the loose

  

  2 soldiers wounded during overnight clashes likely hit by friendly fire; IDF chief says raids prevented ‘significant terror attacks’ within Israel Members of a Hamas cell that was targeted in a series of raids on Sunday night and Monday morning are likely still on the loose, though the Israel Defense …

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• 28 September

  Gazprom Rejects Gas Transit Increase as Europe Faces Winter Fuel Crisis

  

  Russian gas giant Gazprom has turned down an option to maximize gas shipments to Europe as the continent faces a looming energy crisis amid surging natural gas prices. Gazprom did not book any of the additional capacity available in transit pipelines running through Ukraine in auctions for October, the state-run …

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• 28 September

  In the cradle of the Syrian revolution, renewed violence shows reconciliation is still elusive

  

  The Syrian city of Daraa is frequently dubbed “the cradle of the revolution” because it witnessed the first protests against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. After the unrest turned to armed revolt and the rebels were later defeated there in 2018, they struck a deal unlike any other in Syria: …

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• 28 September

  Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status

  

  September 2021 marks the sixth anniversary of the Russian Federation’s intervention in the Syrian civil war. A patient, flexible strategy set against irresolute and muddled Western strategies allowed Moscow to achieve its initial aim of preventing the fall of the Bashar al Assad regime. The Kremlin also re-established itself as …

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• 28 September

  «Удар из-за горизонта»

  

  Сегодня, 22 сентября, в Финляндии состоялась шестичасовая встреча начальников Генеральных штабов Вооруженных сил РФ и США Валерия Герасимова и Марка Милли. В российском Министерстве обороны сообщили: военачальники обсудили вопросы, представляющие взаимный интерес, включая снижение рисков возникновения инцидентов в ходе военной деятельности. Между тем, по данным американских СМИ, Марк Милли планировал …

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• 28 September

  Ahead Of Erdogan-Putin Meeting, Idlib Quagmire Is A Fresh Test

  Turkey has deployed more troops to northwestern Syria as a deterrent against any major offensive by Russian-backed Syrian forces, ahead of a meeting between the Turkish and Russian leaders next week. Ankara is concerned that an escalation in Idlib, the last rebel stronghold in northwest Syria, would push a new …

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• 28 September

  China And The United States Engage In Global Rivalry: The Case Of Alex Saab – OpEd

  In the increasingly bitter global rivalry between China and the United States, the case of Venezuela’s special envoy, Alex Saab, may be only a sideshow. But it serves as a good reminder of the different political and diplomatic priorities of the two superpowers as they vie for influence in major …

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• 28 September

  U.S., Russian Military Officials Meet As Washington Seeks Central Asian Presence

  Top U.S. and Russian military officials have held a “constructive” meeting to discuss issues of mutual interest and how to lower the risk of incidents during military exercises. General Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff, met …

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