Eurasia Press & News

Turkey stepped up its attacks against Kurds in Syria, which raised concerns among the Kurdish forces over the US and Russian roles. Turkey has recently stepped up its strikes against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), the main component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Syria. Ankara views the …

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib demanded all the tribes in the areas it controls to coordinate with it to form separate Shura councils, with the aim of controlling the decisions taken by these tribes and expanding its popular base. During its inauguration conference Aug. 28, the Arab Bakara tribe announced …

The IRGC’s rare warning has fueled fears about civilian casualties in the Kurdish villages stretching on the Iran-Iraq border. The commander of the Ground Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of a “decisive and harsh response” against Kurdish fighters based in the …

Egypt is patiently following up on the internal political and military developments in Ethiopia before taking any new position on the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s July 15 remarks in which he told Egyptians not to worry about any threat posed by the …

On September 7, 2021, hundreds of Afghans – most of whom were women defying the Taliban jihadis patrolling public life in Afghanistan – turned out in the streets of Kabul chanting anti-Pakistan, anti-Taliban slogans. Some of the slogans raised by the protesters included: “Pakistan, Pakistan, Leave Afghanistan” and “Freedom, Freedom.”[1] …

Ten rząd dużo zrobił, by porozumieć się z Komisją Europejską i europejskimi trybunałami. Tłumaczył, szedł na kompromisy, był i jest gotów do dialogu w dowolnej formule. Nie zrobił tylko jednego: nie uznał iż rolą władz państwowych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w każdym obszarze jest wdrażanie wytycznych z Brukseli (czyli często wprost z …

Der britische Premierminister will Wähler aus allen Gesellschaftsklassen zufriedenstellen und verstrickt sich in Widersprüche. Sein neustes Husarenstück ist eine Erhöhung der Sozialversicherungsbeiträge zum Schutz vermögender Erben. Doch Johnson setzt darauf, dass ihm auch das verziehen wird. Es gibt eine Zeitrechnung in der britischen Politik vor Boris Johnson und eine danach. …

Талибы (запрещены в РФ) установили контроль над Панджшером — последней провинцией в Афганистане, остававшейся под властью их противников. Тем временем президент США Джо Байден заявил, что в обозримом будущем Штаты не собираются признавать власть «Талибана». Обозреватель “Ъ FM” Максим Юсин задумался о том, как последние события в стране повлияют на …

With the help of China, the Taliban will fight for an economic comeback in Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid tells Italian newspaper. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has told an Italian newspaper that the group will rely primarily on financing from China following the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and its takeover …

Some years ago, I was lucky enough to have a rich email dialogue with Colonel David Glantz, the foremost historian of the Eastern Front in World War 2. He was gracious in his thoughts and supportive of the lay-history I was doing. He even offered a compliment or two for …