The Minister of foreign affairs discussed the latest developments in Iraq. The diplomats have been assessing the consequences of the recent escalation of tension and major security incidents in Iraq and its impact on the entire the region. They also considered the impact of these developments on the international coalition engaged in the fight against…
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NATO suspends training in Iraq
NATO Ambassadors met on 6 January 2019 in Brussels headquaters to address current tensions in the Middle East and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq. “…Allies expressed their strong support for the fight against ISIS and for the NATO mission in Iraq. In everything that we do, the safety of our personnel is paramount….
Soleimani: lethal record & impact
MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking from the Senate floor after the US-Qataris airstrike in Baghdad, described top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani as a “terrorist mastermind who operated without constraint”. “Soleimani made it his life’s work to take the Iranian revolutionary call for death to America and death to Israel and turned…
Germany expels 2 Russian diplomats
German federal prosecutors announced that they are taking over investigation cases of the murder of a Georgian asylum-seeker in Berlin, confirming earlier reports. (Pictured: Zelimkhan Khangoshvili). +++BREAKING+++Germany has expelled two Russian diplomats after the alleged contract killing of a Georgian national in Berlin, the German Foreign Ministry says. More background:https://t.co/tBVOWfPFDK — DW Politics (@dw_politics) December…
Erdogan blocks NATO Baltic advancement
Turkey announced it will oppose NATO’s plans for enhancing defence of three Baltic countries if the Alliance does not recognize militant groups that Ankara defines as terrorist, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, ahead of a NATO alliance summit in London. Turkey will oppose NATO's plan for the defense of Baltic countries if the alliance does…
London assailant hardcore djihadist
A man and a woman were killed and three pedastrians were stabbed on London Bridge on November 29. Police are still working to identify those who died. https://twitter.com/darrenplymouth/status/1200682547660906498?s=21 The assailant in a fake suicide vest,carrying out the attack was named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who was out of prison on licence at the…
“Terrorist incident” at London Bridge
The UK police has declared the stabbing near London Bridge terror-related. Several people were injured, but at the moment the gravity of wounds in not made public. The suspect shot dead by police at scene, while wearing “hoax explosive device”. #BREAKING: Second incident reported at #BoroughMarket in London. Police evacuating area.#Londonbridge pic.twitter.com/HtPghVxUVK — Charlie Ztuker…
Dutch ‘No’ to jihad mothers and children
The Netherlands is not obliged to help actively in repatriation of the young children and their mothers who left the country to join ranks of the Islamic State in Syria, an appeals court in The Hague said on November 22, overturning an earlier ruling. Fantastisch laat het terroristisch addergebroed voor eeuwig in hun Syrische holen…
Libyan Foreign Minister exchanges opinions with MEPs
Anna van Densky from Brussels The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libyan Interim government Abdulhadi Ibrahim Lahweej visited the European Parliament on October 15 to exchange opinions with MEP on the Libyan conflict resolution. Although the top diplomat had discussions behind closed doors, he was eloquent with Brussels press corps about the range of problems…
MEPs against terrorist content online
Members of European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee agreed on September 24 to begin discussions with EU ministers on new EU rules to tackle the dissemination of terrorist content on the internet. MEPs could soon start negotiations with EU countries on rules that could force internet companies to remove content promoting terrorism within an hour of being…
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