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Articles tagged: ‘IS’

A timely book of essays on MENA water issues

Posted on 6 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Summary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.

Holding the upper hand in Iraq

Posted on 15 October 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Iraq, IS, USA

The Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah has declared a truce in Iraq until after the US presidential election as long as the Americans agree to get all their soldiers out.

Syria: Is the Assad regime gearing up to take the last rebel stronghold?

Posted on 24 September 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Al Qaeda, Iran, IS, Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey, USA

As Turkey, Russia and the US weigh up their options, a shaky ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province may be about to end.

MENA: Twenty years on

Posted on 7 July 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Bahrain, Covid-19, Egypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Summary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?

Covid-19 provides good cover for ISIS

Posted on 1 April 20206 May 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, Iraq, IS, Syria, USA

While the world is focussed on the Covid-19 pandemic ISIS is quietly reassembling  infrastructure, financial and otherwise, that will enable it to rebuild its global terror campaign.

Syria – cards reshuffled

Posted on 15 October 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, Germany, IS, Italy, Kurds, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA

Syria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.

The Libyan blind alley

Posted on 2 October 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, France, Human rights, IS, Italy, Libya, Russia, Sudan, UAE, UK, USA

Haftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.

Syria: more bloodshed

Posted on 17 July 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, Iran, IS, Israel, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA

Syria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.

Tunisia – a black day

Posted on 1 July 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags IS, Libya, Tunisia, UAE

Tunisia – President Essebsi survives a health crisis. Jihadi attacks. Economic problems breed discontent.

Mauritania elects a president

Posted on 24 June 201924 June 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, IS, Mauritania

Ghazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.

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