February, 2021

• 18 February

  Setting a Course Away from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  As the new administration reassesses U.S. nuclear policy, it will be forced to make decisions about the future of the country’s ground-based, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) arsenal. Many advocates of maintaining the nuclear status quo have argued that it is essential to completely replace America’s aging Minuteman ICBMs with …

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• 18 February

  Russia, Turkey, Iran determined to pursue peace in Syria

  Syria peace negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan, which have been delayed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, resumed by Russia, Turkey and Iran in Sochi port city in the presence of delegations of the United Nations, the Syrian government and Syrian opposition groups. The fifteenth international meeting for peace in …

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• 18 February

  Brigadier General Manaf Tlass To Head Syrian Military Council

  High-profile regime defector Manaf Tlass will head the Syrian Military Council, according to Zaitun Agency. The head of the Free Officers’ Association, Brig. Gen. Talal Farzat, emphasized in an exclusive statement with Zaitun Media Agency that the idea behind ​​the Military Council is both old and new, as it was …

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• 18 February

  US Fighter Jet Tracking Russian Su-35 Over Syria Suffered Sensor Malfunction, Report Says

  The Russian and US militaries set up an air ‘deconfliction mechanism’ over Syria in the fall of 2015 to reduce tensions and rule out accidental aerial incidents and escalations. Since then, the two countries have largely managed to avoid clashes involving Russian and American forces. But there have been exceptions.

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• 18 February

  Turkish deaths in northern Iraq spark early row with US

  “After this, there are two options. Either act with Turkey with no ifs or buts, without questioning, or they will be a partner to every murder and bloodshed,” Erdogan said. The United States on Monday sought to defuse a furious diplomatic row with NATO ally Turkey by saying it now …

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• 18 February

  Islamic State escalates attacks in Syrian desert

  The Islamic State organization (IS) kills a large number of regime forces on an almost daily basis in the Syrian Desert, which has turned into a black hole draining the regime forces.

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• 18 February

  Sudan calls for expansive mediation for Nile dam talks

  Sudan’s call for diplomatic intervention is likely to be rejected by Ethiopia. Sudan has recently called for broadening the negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to include the United States, the European Union and the United Nations, alongside the African Union (AU) that is currently sponsoring the negotiations …

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• 18 February

  Egypt, Sudan cooperate to eliminate extremism in school curricula

  Egypt wants to support Sudan in ridding its school curricula of extremism, which was established under former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and following the Muslim Brotherhood’s seizure of power in Sudan. The Egyptian parliament on Feb. 7 called for cooperation with Sudan on revising and ridding its school curricula of …

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• 18 February

  Pentagon ‘comfortable’ with troop levels in Middle East ahead of review

  Whether the United States pulls forces from the Middle East to counter China may well depend on the success of Biden’s diplomacy with Iran Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is keeping a close eye on the US military’s presence in the Middle East as new Pentagon leadership prepares to review the …

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• 18 February

  Iraq finally makes arrests over killing of anti-government protestors

  Iraqi security forces arrested four suspects for allegedly killing Iraqi protesters and activists. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Feb. 15 the arrests in Basra of a group allegedly involved in the murders of Iraqi protesters and activists.

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