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The events that took place on the border between Turkey and Syria in late July 2015 prompted Ankara to join the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). What is the significance of the decision? On July 20, 2015, a suicide bomber attacked the Kurdish Amara Culture Centre in the city of Suruc, killing 32 people and injuring another 100. Two days later, in Ceylanpinar,...
On July 20, 2015 the Turkish city of Suruc on the border with Syria fell victim to an horrific terrorist attack that took the lives of more than 30 people and injured another 100 — young activists of the left-wing Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (Sosyalist Gençlik Derneği Federasyonu – SGDF) who had travelled across the entire country to take part in a campaign to restore the neighbouring Syrian city of Kobane. Fighting between ISIS and Kurdish people’s protection...
... servicemen from 42 countries ) launched in January 2015 and is aimed at training the Afghan army and police to counter terrorist attacks and maintaining order on their own. Brussels seems aware of the threats posed by Taliban and the self-declared ‘Islamic State’ (IS), as well as of the vulnerability and poor efficiency of Afghan security forces. NATO fears a repeat of the Iraq scenario, when after the eight-year-long military campaign, foreign forces had to reenter the country to help the ...
... countries before the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1684. And bet on time will not last long in the light of the strategic environment dangerous afflicting the region. And controlled by each of the extremist terrorist movements: the base and Islamic State ( Daash ) and Syrian Free Army (the armed wing of the Muslim Brothers). backed by some countries of the Gulf, Turkey, Israel and Western countries in order to encircle both: Iran and Iraq and Syria and the resistance movements in the region....
... Orientalist scholars, representatives of academic circles and journalists. The event was opened by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Valdai Scientific Director Fyodor Lukyanov. During the presentation, Georgy Mirsky noted the terroristic nature of the Islamic State. At the same time, he said that the IS would not likely survive, but that jihadism would remain a global phenomenon, a kind of “plague of the 21st century.” The presentation continued with a series of questions for the author ...
“Islamic State” as a security problem for Russia Amid the vast ocean of Islamist radicalism, the particular focus given to Islamic State (IS) is merited by its role as the main center of gravity in the transformation of transnational violent jihadism ...
... and disastrous economic situations in their home countries are being aggravated by the penetration of extremist groups in the EU, who are recruiting EU citizens to participate in regional armed conflicts. According to some experts, fighters from the Islamic State have already begun to infiltrate the flow of migrants traveling from North Africa to Europe across the Mediterranean. Given the complex nature of the threat of extremism’s penetration into the EU, the measures to address it are not ...
al-Qaeda vs ISIS In late April 2015, the media reported that the leaders of Islamic State (IS) and Taliban declared jihad against each other. Earlier, there had been violent clashes between supporters of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Jabhat al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who refused to swear allegiance to the ...
Will Libya become another Somalia? According to Italian Interior Ministry, the Islamic State has already taken control of ports and maritime assets in key Libyan territories, prompting real concerns that such actions could lead to a boom in piracy and maritime crime. Imitating pirates around the Horn of Africa, the Islamic State ...
... Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held on April 20, 2015, during which they agreed to share intelligence information, testifies to the enhanced efforts of the international community in the fight against the Islamic State (IS). Iran has been actively involved in this struggle since mid-2014: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is fighting against militants of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria and Iraq. Thanks to the IRGC’s assistance, Iraqi Shiites ...
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