April 1 2024 Watch: Swastikas ‘need to be taken in context’, Met officer tells Jewish woman Vigilantes lynch woman suspected of role in kidnap and killing of young girl ‘I’m doing my best’: King greets well-wishers on surprise walkabout April 2 2024 JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over SNP’s new hate crime lawContinue reading “What attracted attention in the first half of April 2024”
Tag Archives: Syria
US strikes kill Iranian proxy fighters in Syria
The Pentagon said last Sunday that the U.S. had conducted a new flurry of airstrikes against Iranian proxy fighters in Syria in response to dozens of recent attacks against U.S. troops in the country and in neighbouring Iraq. The strikes killed an undetermined number of Iranian-backed fighters and marked an escalation in U.S. retaliation forContinue reading “US strikes kill Iranian proxy fighters in Syria”
Iranian proxies established a resistance operations room to help Hamas
Asharq Al-Awsat reported that the leaders of several Iraqi factions loyal to Iran have headed to Syria and Lebanon in wake of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Hamas terrorists murder also babies
It was not only festival or party-goers who were killed by Hamas entering Israel. Parents were butchered when they used their bodies to try to protect their children. The Hamas fighters showing no pardon for the babies and killing them as well. In response to the tragedy, General Richard Dannatt argued against an Israeli groundContinue reading “Hamas terrorists murder also babies”
Israeli society a patchwork of different cultures and political views
The recent Hamas attack on Israel seems to have overshadowed the Russian-Ukrainian war and has reminded us of the complex reality of the Middle East. We must be aware that an Israeli ground operation against Gaza and the civilian casualties that will follow, may cause the conflict to spread to Lebanon, Syria and Iran throughContinue reading “Israeli society a patchwork of different cultures and political views”
Putin not able to spare the resources needed to defend Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian forces in Syria against a determined Israeli assault
while the Russian government has adopted a “balanced” position with regard to the Israel-Hamas conflict, a number of prominent Russian commentators have issued statements that have been highly critical of Israel and sympathetic toward the Palestinians (if not toward Hamas itself). While these statements do not necessarily reflect Kremlin views, it is doubtful that theseContinue reading “Putin not able to spare the resources needed to defend Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian forces in Syria against a determined Israeli assault”
Recent unrest and shifting local alliances in Syria
Local and regional dynamics in Syria are reactivating, potentially leading to a new conflict. The only way to address this is to acknowledge that managing these dynamics with groups like the PKK/YPG is not feasible
Third week of July 2023
Monday July 17 2023 A wonder drug that can slow Alzheimer’s by 60 per cent could mean the disease is one day treated like asthma or diabetes, experts have said. Donanemab hailed as ‘new era’ in treatment The US drugs company Eli Lilly published final results of trials of donanemab – an infusion that helpsContinue reading “Third week of July 2023”
Syria has endured more than a decade of civil war
The battered country Syria has also suffered a decade of civil war and the impacts of climate change
Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia
Given that some conflicts in West Asia are still smoldering, the potential for them to be rekindled with renewed vigor remains. One of the most effective mechanisms to stabilize the situation in the region would be to create a comprehensive regional collective security framework. A promising format is the Conference on Security and Development. OpportunitiesContinue reading “Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia”
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