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Paris Events Will Further Tighten the Middle East Knot

... in January after the killings at the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine might have mimicked national mobilization, but the government also cannot avoid launching a major retribution. It might include more intensive attacks on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a clearer and more coordinated allied strategy will certainly replace the rather haphazard attacks. Since France is unlikely to rally enough capabilities, even with the help of major European countries, for an effective response, Europe is likely to appeal to the United States, which has so far preferred to distance itself from the Middle East developments....

16.11.2015

The Third Crusade

... doubt, the strongest contingent was provided by France , which was also the first to join the strikes back on September 19. France is also planning to send its Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered carrier to the Gulf. The decision was taken , by the way,... ... Bomber Aircraft on a combat flight The countries that make up this group only deliver strikes on militants’ positions in Iraq. The reason for this is the flimsy diplomatic grounds for strikes on Syria without the consent of the Bashar al-Assad government ...

06.03.2015

Jihad in Syria and in Iraq: a Сhallenge for France

... French jihadists are more numerous in absolute terms. The figures provided by the French Ministry of the Interior last November are astonishing: at that point 1,132 French residents were involved in jihadist networks. 376 were present in Syria or in Iraq, over 300 had decided to leave France, 184 were in transit, 199 had left the war zones (out of which 109 returned to France and had been indicted) and 49 had been killed. These persons come from various backgrounds. Many of the French involved in the jihadist networks are young Muslims ...

22.01.2015

The Conference in Paris and the Experience of the Swiss Meetings

An attempt to move beyond the traditional system of high-level meetings A high-level international conference on the situation in Iraq is taking place today in France, discussing cooperation in the fight against the fundamentalist militants of the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant”. The importance of this event can scarcely be exaggerated: it’s not just about the fate of the long-suffering ...

15.09.2014

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