Day: October 6, 2020
Unidentified Aircraft Attack Pro-Baghdad Militia in Iraq Near Border With Syria, Report Says
Over the past year-and-a-half, Iraq’s pro-government paramilitary forces have accused Israel of targeting them in air raids on multiple occasions. Tel Aviv has accused ‘Iranian-backed’ militias of using Iraq to ship weapons to Syria, but has declined to comment on whether or not it has carried out any operations inside Iraqi territory. …
How Russia’s Five-Year Long Involvement in Syria War Changed Balance of Power in Mid East & Beyond
Five years ago Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war, prompting an abrupt U-turn in the situation on the ground and ending the spread of Islamist terrorism in the country. Middle East expert Ghassan Kadi and Syrian journalist Basma Qaddour have taken a look at the Russo-Syrian strategic partnership’s achievements and plans. …
Nebenzia Says West Uses OPCW as Instrument of Political Pressure on ‘Undesirable’ States
Western countries increasingly use the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to exert political pressure on “undesirable” countries, as in the case of Russia over claims that political opposition figure Alexey Navalny was poisoned, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said. …
