Syria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
The Libyan blind alley
Posted onHaftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.
Abqaiq and Khurais
Posted onHouthis claim the attack on Saudi oil facilities, Pompeo blames Iran, Trump hesitant. A major blow.
Libya: stalemate continues
Posted onHaftar’s LNA remains stuck around Tripoli. More bloodshed, but not comparable with true civil war. International community ineffective.
Tunisia – death of the President
Posted onConsequences of President Essebsi’s death being well handled, but in a democracy anything can happen.
BDS: US Congress, UK local action
Posted onUS Congress has passed a watered-down bill opposing BDS. Local action in the UK against an Israeli weapons company.
Syria: more bloodshed
Posted onSyria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.
Syria: the tanker and the fuel crisis
Posted onThe seizure of an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar highlights the fuel crisis in Syria and EU policy.
Libya – France in the dock
Posted onLibya – deaths since April pass 1,000. France admits involvement with Haftar’s forces.
Mauritania elects a president
Posted onGhazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.