DOCSLIB.ORG

Syriaintelligencerepo Rt

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Syriaintelligencerepo Rt A B O U T I N T E G R I T Y U K Integrity UK is an organisation committed to preventing extremism through innovative approaches to promoting integration, cohesion and social reconciliation within the MENA region and the UK. S Y R I A I N T E L L I G E N C E R E P O R T 21st August 2018 At an interview released by Reuters on Monday evening, the United States' President Donald Trump commented that he is not considering the lifting of sanctions on Russia but added that he would consider doing so if he received a concession on either Syria or Ukraine. He noted that Moscow and Washington had numerous areas of agreement with regards to Ukraine and Syria. Trump noted that economic development was an important issue for Russia, suggesting that Russia would be willing to make concessions with the right incentives in that area. Such an approach was already attempted by the US former President Barack Obama who attempted to use sanctions relief on Russia to further US interests in Syria and Ukraine but failed to make significant gains. However, how Trump defines US national interest and, in particular, US interest in Syria, is vastly different than that of Obama’s, meaning what is on offer may be different. This is especially pertinent given Trump’s desire to pull out of Syria. Alternatively, Moscow could put increased pressure on Tehran to comply with Trump’s demands. However, it will need to balance this pressure with its wider business and political ties with Iran. Pentagon spokesperson Army Colonel Robert Manning told reporters on Monday evening that the International Coalition in Manbij is not yet engaged in joint training exercises with the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) despite statements by the US Secretary of Defence James Mattis last week that the exercises would start on Sunday. Manning told reporters that there are a few details to work out and that rehearsals for combined patrols would begin as soon as possible. The joint operations represent one of the only areas where the two countries have remained in cooperation despite the deterioration of their relations in all other areas. Amidst these developments, clashes across Syria have continued. Pro-Government news sources acknowledged that the Islamic State (IS) militants in the Safa Volcanic Plateau have repelled the latest Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attacks in the region. The most recent clashes had taken place near Qabr Sheikh Hussain region where the militants used the cavernous and rough terrain to their advantage against the air and artillery superiority of the loyalist forces. Pro-Government sources also indicated that negotiations towards the release of hostages failed after Russia refused the IS demands to evacuate the militants to Deir ez-Zour. On Tuesday morning, unknown gunmen shot and killed Sheikh Muhannad al-Hamoud, a member of the Rajm al-Karama organisation. He was shot in the town of Mazra'a west of Suweida City. The identities of the perpetrators remain unknown. However, it has almost certainly to do with his affiliation with Rajm al-Karama which has held an anti-Damascus stance during the war and, more recently, against the Syrian Government re-establishing authority over Suweida. Russia has been putting pressure on the group to reconcile with Damascus, but the group refused to negotiate until the hostage crisis has been For further information, contact Integrity UK on: [email protected] resolved. Indeed, according to local activists, unknown gunmen fired on the convoy of the Minister of Defence, Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, as he arrived in Suweida. Overnight, there reports of more IS attacks on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-held oil wells in Deir ez-Zour. The latest attack appears to have taken place in the Hurayji Oil Field in Deir ez-Zour. The attack was repelled but left a number of SDF casualties. Since then, there have been reports of gunfire in the surrounding countryside, as well as reports of shelling in close proximity to a camp for displaced people near Hawi. The fact that these attacks are taking place in areas secured from the IS months ago presents a disturbing trend of IS insurgency and regional security. Tactically, these attacks are likely intended to be a distraction from the SDF operations near Hajin. Airstrikes in the region reportedly killed a number of militants, including Hicham Chaib, a Belgian foreign militant who is listed among the “most wanted”. Clashes were also reported in the northern Latakia countryside where militants belonging to Hayy'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Liwa Jabal al-Islam attacked the SAA positions near Ziwaqiat overnight. The attack was repelled by the loyalist forces, with unknown number of casualties on both sides. This would be one of the few failed attacks of Liwa Jabal al-Islam whose attacks on SAA positions have both intensified and become more frequent in recent weeks. These clashes come as shelling in the region has resumed. Tuesday's shelling has predominantly targeted the town of Lataminah in northern Hama. No casualties were reported but the shelling forced the cancellation of Eid prayers. Assassinations also continued in the region, with three members of Jaish al-Ahrar (now part of the National Liberation Front) injured in a bombing in Taftanaz. As tensions continue to rise across the region, it remains unclear if the SAA will launch its Idlib operations soon. On Tuesday morning, there were rumours that Damascus and Moscow had agreed and Turkey was informed of a limited operation covering rural Latakia, Hama and Idlib. These reports suggested that the city of Jisr al-Shugour would be the main target but there would be no push towards Idlib City. These reports have not yet been confirmed, especially given that the TSK have assurances to the locals of Jisr al-Shugour that no offensive would take place. Meanwhile, Russia has officially opened its “humanitarian corridor” for those wishing to return to SAA-held areas at the town of Abu al-Duhur. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the first 24 hours saw the crossing of 200 civilians, many of whom are from towns and villages that the SAA took control of in early 2018. The People's Protection Units (YPG)-linked Wrath of Olives Operations Room intensified its attacks on Turkish-backed rebels in northern Aleppo. Over the past 24 hours, the group claimed the killings of Muhammad Hayyani from Jabhat Shamiya near Baruzah and Shudud; Adel Khaled al-Khalidi from the Sultan Murad Brigades in the Hej Jemala village of Rajo; and, a third unnamed rebel fighter near Afrin. The killing of Hayyani is especially notable as it took place near the city of al-Bab, suggesting that the guerrillas are moving further away from Afrin to conduct their attacks. There were also reports of two civilians injured in Jarablus when unknown gunmen opened fire at a crowd on Monday evening. According to the SOHR, tensions are rising in Raqqa City again following the arrests of numerous locals by the YPG-linked Asayish (police). The arrests were reportedly in response to a number of protests and clashes with SDF security over the weekend in the Mashlab District. The protesters were reportedly angry over the arrest of 20 residents by the YPG. For further information, contact Integrity UK on: [email protected] .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Military Police Battalion Is, at a Minimum, Three Companies (Up to 100 Servicemen Each) Plus Operational and Logistic-Support Elements.”
    community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/ Foreign Military Studies Office Volume 9 Issue #5 OEWATCH May 2019 FOREIGN NEWS & PERSPECTIVES OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT EURASIA Officers 3 Russia’s Anti-Trojan Horse Strategy 25 China Pushes Military Education Throughout Academia AFRICA 4 Russian Operational Art, Military Science, and Leadership 26 China Claims Lead in Blockchain Projects 50 Why Moscow Backed Sudan’s Embattled President Signaled From Syria 28 India’s Improvements in Artillery 51 South Sudan: Does Humanitarian Aid Fuel the Conflict? 5 The Rising Profile of Russia’s Military Police 29 Military Delegates to China’s “Two Meetings” Discuss 52 Africa’s Crushing Debt to China 7 Turning Back the Clock: Will Russia Revert from Brigades to Enhancing Joint Training, Interoperability 53 Somalia: Worries Over Withdrawal of Kenyan Military Divisions? 31 Learning Without Fighting: New Developments in PLA 54 Concern after French Military Doctor’s Death in Mali 8 Chief of Manpower Sees No End to Conscription in the Artificial Intelligence War-Gaming 55 Malian Interethnic Massacre: Did Army Focus Too Much on Near Future 32 CETC Offers Unmanned Maritime Sensor System for South Islamists? 9 Blades to the Brigades: Northern Fleet Ground Forces China Sea 56 DRC’s Army and Police: Still Not Ready for Primetime Receive Arctic Bulldozers 33 China Launches New Communications Relay Satellite 57 Muhammadu Buhari Comments on Boko Haram in Nigeria 10 How Much and What is to be Shipped on the Northern Sea 34 New Chinese Remote-Controlled Minesweeper on Display
    [Show full text]
  • KT 22-2-2017.Qxp Layout 1
    SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 JAMADA ALAWWAL 25, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Amir sails in Le Pen cancels AUB net Kuwait SC Omani waters meeting with profit surges beat Kazma onboard Lebanon mufti by 6.2% to to clinch royal yacht2 over headscarf7 $570.6m21 Amir19 Cup MPs threaten to grill PM Min 07º Max 22º over Harbi ‘resignation’ High Tide 10:05 & 19:53 Low Tide Ban on publishing suspects’ images 03:25 & 14:03 40 PAGES NO: 17149 150 FILS By B Izzak Kuwait Times fetes art competition winners KUWAIT: A number of opposition MPs yesterday warned they will grill HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak Al-Sabah if the health minister is allowed to resign following a controversy over the minister’s bid to sack top officials. MP Yousef Al-Fadhalah said on his Twitter account that he will file to grill the prime minister on March 5 if the government allows Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi to quit, while leaving “suspected corrupt senior bureaucrats” in their positions. The lawmaker said that he had learned that Harbi offered his resignation on Monday during the Cabinet meeting after his demand to sack the undersecretary and a number of senior officials was not accepted by the Cabinet. The controversy over the health minister has been growing even before the November election, after reports that the cost of sending Kuwaitis for treatment abroad skyrocketed to new highs. Some MPs put it at as high as KD 750 million last year. Opposition MPs have alleged that a majority of those sent for treatment abroad were in fact not patients but sent on what they described as “medical tourism or politi- cal medication”, under which thousands of fake patients were sent abroad to appease certain MPs.
    [Show full text]
  • Syrien, Les Fds Avancent Encore Contre Daech
    INSTITUT KURDDE PARIS E Bulletin de liaison et d’information N°406 JANVIER 2019 La publication de ce Bulletin bénéficie de subventions des Ministères français des Affaires étrangères et de la Culture ————— Ce bulletin paraît en français et anglais Prix au numéro : France: 6 € — Etranger : 7,5 € Abonnement annuel (12 numéros) France : 60 € — Etranger : 75 € Périodique mensuel Directeur de la publication : Mohamad HASSAN Maquette et mise en page : Şerefettin ISBN 0761 1285 Bulletin de liaison et d’information de l’Institut kurde de Paris N° 406 janvier 2019 • ROJAVA: LA TURQUIE MENACE D’OCCUPER TOUT LE NORD SYRIEN, LES FDS AVANCENT ENCORE CONTRE DAECH • TURQUIE: LIBÉRÉE, LEYLA GÜVEN POURSUIT SON JEÛNE; ALLIANCE ÉLECTORALE ENTRE PARTIS KURDES; PROTESTATIONS CONTRE LES FRAPPES TURQUES AU KURDISTAN IRAKIEN • IRAK: ACCORD BAGDAD-ERBIL ENFIN TROUVÉ SUR LE BUDGET, TENSIONS AUTOUR DU DRAPEAU KURDE À KIRKOUK • IRAN: L’UNION EUROPÉENNE SANCTIONNE L’IRAN APRÈS DES ASSASSINATS D’OPPOSANTS ET DES TENTATIVES D’ATTENTATS EN EUROPE ROJAVA: LA TURQUIE MENACE D’OCCUPER TOUT LE NORD SYRIEN, LES FDS AVANCENT ENCORE CONTRE DAECH ’annonce le 19 décembre Dans cette situation de menace ser totalement les résidents kurdes par le président améri- existentielle, les combattants des originels pour s’approprier tous cain du retrait de ses FDS ont pourtant courageusement leurs biens. Craignant les réactions troupes de Syrie a provo- poursuivi leur traque des djiha- internationales, la Turquie a rejeté L qué des consultations distes de Daech, réduisant encore la demande, mais de nombreux diplomatiques tous azimuths leur territoire. témoignages diffusés notamment impliquant toutes les parties sur Kurdistan 24 montrent que le concernées, membres de la coali- La Turquie prétend maintenant nettoyage ethnique est déjà en tion anti-Daech, Turcs, Russes, et occuper tout le nord syrien, de cours.
    [Show full text]
  • The Ottoman Empire
    The United States in a presidential election year is and in the Baltic Sea. always weak on foreign policy. Obama has a limited amount of time left in office and he is desperately It is an understatement to say that the political trying to ride out his last year without getting climate in the Middle East is close to a boiling point, involved in a war in the Middle East. This strategy and if the United States and England fail to take the creates a dangerous situation for the United States lead and defuse the situation, there could be a full and our allies. scale war in Syria. Before I get into what is happening there today, it is first necessary to know Obama wants to be known for shutting down the the history of the area. war in Iraq, scaling back in Afghanistan and re- opening the door to Cuba. All communist THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE dictatorships are well aware of this weakness and The Ottoman Empire came into being around 1300 we have seen North Korea flexing its muscles, China A.D. by Turkish tribes who were inspired by Islam to is expanding its man-made islands in the South China make war against Christians and expand the Muslim Sea and Russia moving aggressively in Syria, Ukraine faith. Their barbarity was similar to what we see in European American Evangelistic Crusades P.O. Box 166 Sheridan, CA 95681 · 916.944.3724 · www.eaec.org ISIS today. In time, this fledgling empire expanded Mark Sykes and France by François Georges Picot.
    [Show full text]
  • The New Bloc: “The Middle Eastern Entente” No
    ISPSW Strategy Series: Focus on Defense and International Security Issue The New Bloc: “The Middle Eastern Entente” No. 612 Yossef Bodansky March 2019 The New Bloc: “The Middle Eastern Entente” Yossef Bodansky March 2019 Executive Summary A new bloc is emerging in the greater Middle East with the declared objective to dominate the entire Arab World, confront and contain the US and its allies, as well as control and benefit from the entire hydro-carbon economy - from production to transportation. The leading members of the new bloc are Turkey, Iran and Qatar; with Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan submitting to the new bloc. Russian experts call the new bloc “the Middle Eastern Entente”. About ISPSW The Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy (ISPSW) is a private institute for research and consultancy. The ISPSW is an objective, task-oriented and politically non-partisan institute. In the increasingly complex international environment of globalized economic processes and worldwide political, ecological, social and cultural change, which occasions both major opportunities and risks, decision- makers in the economic and political arena depend more than ever before on the advice of highly qualified experts. ISPSW offers a range of services, including strategic analyses, security consultancy, executive coaching and intercultural competency. ISPSW publications examine a wide range of topics connected with politics, the economy, international relations, and security/ defense. ISPSW network experts have held – in some cases for decades – executive positions and dispose over a wide range of experience in their respective fields of expertise. © Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung ISPSW Giesebrechtstr. 9 Tel +49 (0)30 88 91 89 05 E-Mail: [email protected] 10629 Berlin Fax +49 (0)30 88 91 89 06 Website: http://www.ispsw.de Germany 1 ISPSW Strategy Series: Focus on Defense and International Security Issue The New Bloc: “The Middle Eastern Entente” No.
    [Show full text]
  • President Assad Hails Strategic Ties After Military Deal Kayhan Group of Newspapers and on the Day When He Will Gather Them As Editorial Dept
    2 July 11, 2020 DOMESTIC NEWS President Assad Hails Strategic Ties After Military Deal Kayhan Group of Newspapers And on the day when He will gather them as Editorial Dept. Tel.: 33911561, 33110251-9 though they had not Ext.: 2334, 2336, 2337 stayed but an hour of the day, they will know each Advertising Dept.: 33110251-9 Ext. 2336 other. They will perish Subscription Ext.: 2322 indeed who called the Facsimile: 33114228 & 33111120 meeting with Allah to be Website: www.kayhan.ir/en a lie, and they are not followers of the right di- E-mail: [email protected] rection. P.O. Box: 11365/9631 The Holy Qur’an (10.45) Address: Martyr Shah Cheraghi Street, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran – Islamic Republic of Iran PRAYER TIMINGS Noon (Zohr) 13:10 In the Name of the Most High Evening(Maghreb) 20:42 Viewpoint Dawn(Fajr)“Tomorrow” 04:14 Sunrise “Tomorrow” 05:58 Upgrading of Iran-Syria Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, center right, holds talks with head of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian armed forces Major General Muhammad Baqeri in Damascus July 9, 2020. Pompeo Defence Ties Ensures DAMASCUS (Dispatches) -- bilateral ties between the two Baqeri said Iran plans to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad friendly and brotherly nations in strengthen Syria’s air defense sys- Lies to Have Regional Stability said here Thursday a military all fields.” tems as part of a military agree- By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer agreement signed between Damas- The top Iranian military offi- ment between the allies. Iran Arms cus and Tehran a day before is the cial also stressed that continued “We will strengthen Syria’s air de- The western media is rife with rumours regarding the recent up- result of years of cooperation in strengthening of bilateral ties is in fense systems in order to improve Ban Extended fighting against terrorism.
    [Show full text]
  • Alternatif Politika Is Devoted to the Arab Revolts of 2011 –The Series of Dynamic Social and Political Developments Not Seen in the Arab World for Over Fifty Years
    alternatif politika Cilt 3, Sayı 3, Kasım 2011 Misafir Editör: Prof. Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ Timeline of the Arab Revolt: December 2010-June 2011 Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ Social Media Tools and the Arab Revolts Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ The Social Opposition Movement in Syria: The Assad Regime in the Context of Reform and Revolution Veysel AYHAN European Union’s Ineffective Middle East Policy Revealed after Revolution in Tunisia Bahar Turhan HURMİ Libyan Uprising And International Intervention: NATO’s Mission and Libya’s Gridlock Veysel AYHAN Arab Spring and Israeli Security: The New Threats Dünya BAŞOL Background of the Tunisian Revolution Nebahat TANRIVERDİ alternatif politika Cilt 3, Sayı 3, Kasım 2011 Introduction- Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ, i-ii. Timeline of the Arab Revolt: December 2010 – June 2011- Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ, 256-419. Social Media Tools and the Arab Revolts-Bogdan SZAJKOWSKİ, 420-432. The Social Opposition Movement in Syria: The Assad Regime in the Context of Reform and Revolution-Veysel AYHAN, 433- 454. European Union’s Ineffective Middle East Policy Revealed after Revolution in Tunisia-Bahar Turhan HURMİ, 455-489. Libyan Uprising And International Intervention: NATO’s Mission and Libya’s Gridlock-Veysel AYHAN, 490-508. Arab Spring and Israeli Security: The New Threats-Dünya BAŞOL, 509-546. Background of the Tunisian Revolution-Nebahat TANRIVERDİ, 547-570. INTRODUCTION Guest Editor: Prof. Bogdan Szajkowski This special issue of Alternatif Politika is devoted to the Arab revolts of 2011 –the series of dynamic social and political developments not seen in the Arab world for over fifty years. Throughout 2011 the Middle East, the Gulf region, Arab Peninsula and North Africa have witnessed social and political turmoil that has fundamentally impacted not only on these regions but also on the rest of the world.
    [Show full text]
  • The Syrian Civil War REGIME of BASHAR AL-ASSAD
    STANFORD MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE 2014 The Syrian Civil War REGIME OF BASHAR AL-ASSAD Arnav Mariwala | Class of 2017 | E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Chair: Ashwin Sreenivas | Crisis Director: Chloe Rickards Educational Topics Covered: Students analyze the effects of the First World War. • Describe the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East. Students analyze instances of nation-building in the contemporary world in at least two of the following regions or countries: the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and China. • Understand the challenges in the regions, including their geopolitical, cultural, military, and economic significance and the international relationships in which they are involved. • Describe the recent history of the regions, including political divisions and systems, key leaders, religious issues, natural features, resources, and population patterns. • Discuss the important trends in the regions today and whether they appear to serve the cause of individual freedom and democracy. Students analyze the integration of countries into the world economy and the information, technological, and communications revolutions (e.g., television, satellites, computers). Source: “History-Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools”, 1998 The Advisory Council of His Excellency Bashar al-Assad, Honorable President of the Syrian Arab Republic Dear Delegates, My name is Arnav Mariwala and I am a sophomore at Stanford University, planning to major in physics and history. I’ve been involved in Model UN since eighth grade, and I was a crisis director at SMUNC last year.
    [Show full text]
  • Middle East, North Africa
    MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA Disagreements Between Moscow, Damascus and Tehran OE Watch Commentary: On 18 March 2019 the military chiefs of Syria, Iran, and Iraq held a trilateral military summit in Damascus, the Syrian capital. While the official aim of the summit was announced as coordinating joint efforts to fight terrorism, the announcement made after the summit suggested otherwise. The Iranian and Syrian military chiefs demanded the withdrawal of American forces from Syria and threatened Kurdish forces in Syria to accept the authority of Damascus. The trilateral summit and subsequent moves by Russia shed light on each of these countries’ interests in Syria. The accompanying passages, one from Rudaw, a news outlet supported by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and the other from a Turkish news outlet Haberturk analyze this trilateral summit and what it revealed. The Rudaw article claims that this is the first meeting among Syria, Iran and Iraq since the Syrian Civil War started in 2011. The article provides briefing excerpts from three military chiefs. First, Syrian Military Chief and Minister of Defense Ali Abdullah Ayyoub calls on forces who are present in Syria without the consent of the regime to leave Syria and notes that the regime has the means to drive all occupying forces out. Mr. Ayyoub also notes the Syrian regime’s objective to take back control of areas under Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) either through negotiations or by military means. Second, Iranian Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri states that Iranian forces are in Syria with the consent of Damascus and says that they will remain in Syria as long as the Syrian regime allows.
    [Show full text]
  • KHAN SHAYKHUN SARIN ATTACK INTRODUCTION 1. a Chemical
    KHAN SHAYKHUN SARIN ATTACK INTRODUCTION 1. A chemical weapons attack was conducted in the morning of 4 April 2017 on the town of Khan Shaykhun in the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”). 2. The Joint Investigative Mechanism (the “JIM”) of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (“OPCW”) investigated the attack and concluded that it was “confident that the Syrian Arab Republic is responsible for the release of sarin at Khan Shaykhun on 4 April 2017.”1 3. This document summarizes portions of an evidentiary brief supporting a criminal complaint filed by the Open Society Justice Initiative, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Syrian Archive and Civil Rights Defenders on behalf of victims of the chemical weapons attack on Khan Shaykhun. • First, this report details the use of chemical weapons in Khan Shaykhun on 4 April 2017. • Second, it analyzes evidence supporting the attribution of responsibility to the Syrian government and identifies perpetrators and chains of command that are responsible for the chemical attacks. • Third, it places the chemical attack on Khan Shaykhun within the broader strategy of the Syrian government and a pattern of deliberate violence against civilians in opposition-held areas. • Finally, it discusses the use of chemical weapons in Khan Shaykhun as a war crime and crime against humanity. 4. The complaint calls on the Swedish Police Authority and the Swedish Prosecution Authority to investigate the use of chemical weapons in Ghouta as an international crime, and to pursue arrest warrants against the suspected perpetrators. 1 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OCPW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism, 7th Report, 26 October 2017, S/2017/904 (‘JIM Report’), Annex II, para.
    [Show full text]
  • MONTHLY October 2020 CONTENTS
    MONTHLY October 2020 CONTENTS 6 17 23 RUSSIA, EGYPT TO HOLD JOINT U.S. WIDENS SANCTIONS AGAINST LUKOIL FREEZES CRUDE DRILLS IN THE BLACK SEA NORD STREAM 2 PROJECTS OVER LOW OIL PRICES DAGESTAN HAS A NEW “GENERAL- GRU HACKERS AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES 3 GOVERNOR” 18 OF RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF RUSSIA RECORDS THE SECOND WAVE OF U.S., RUSSIA PLAY CAT AND MOUSE OVER 4 CORONAVIRUS 20 NEW START TREATY RUSSIA, EGYPT TO HOLD JOINT DRILLS IN LUKASHENKO PLAYS AGAINST TIME IN 6 THE BLACK SEA 21 RUSSIA GAME DESPITE NAVALNY CASE, GERMANY LUKOIL FREEZES CRUDE PROJECTS OVER 7 DEFENDS NORD STREAM 2 23 LOW OIL PRICES TWO-THIRDS OF RUSSIANS SEE US AS THE BALKAN STREAM OR TURKSTREAM: 9 BIGGEST ENEMY 24 BULGARIA IS UNDER U.S. PRESSURE AS RUSSIAN POPULATION DECLINES RAPIDLY, KREMLIN FACES DEMOGRAPHIC 10 CRISIS 26 RUSSIA PROVOKES TURKEY IN SYRIA’S IDLIB PUTIN, ERDOGAN DISCUSS CAUCASUS WAR 12 MOSCOW’S GAME WITH SYRIAN KURDS 27 AND MERCENARIES MORE LIBYAN OIL CAUSES HEADACHE RUSSIA, OPEC+ SHOW CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR RUSSIANS MORE LIBYAN OIL CAUSES 14 ON CRUDE VOLUMES 29 HEADACHE FOR RUSSIANS HRW SYRIA REPORT: PUTIN RESPONSIBLE SERBIA IS MOST ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT 15 FOR WAR CRIMES 30 TURKSTREAM U.S. WIDENS SANCTIONS AGAINST NORD ROSNEFT PLANS OIL PRODUCTION ON 17 STREAM 2 32 TAYMYR PENINSULA 2 www.warsawinstitute.org SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU 13 October 2020 DAGESTAN HAS A NEW “GENERAL-GOVERNOR” Dagestan, one of Russia’s most volatile republics, has a new acting leader. Yet the replacing of the governor does not mean any tilt in Vladimir Putin’s current policy course in Dagestan.
    [Show full text]
  • The Reconstruction of Downtown Beirut in Post-Civil War Lebanon
    LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Actually Existing Neoliberalism: The reconstruction of Downtown Beirut in post-civil war Lebanon Hadi Makarem A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics and Political Science for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations London, September 2014 1 Declaration I certify that the thesis I have presented for examination for the MPhil/PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without prior written consent of the author. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third party. Statement of use of third party for editorial help I can confirm that my thesis was proofread for conventions of language, spelling and grammar by Grove Proofreading & Editorial Services. 2 Abstract This thesis assesses neoliberal urban developments in post-civil war Lebanon. It does so by focusing on the reconstruction of Downtown Beirut, which contributed towards: firstly, increasing a public debt that was burdening the country at the time; and secondly, reproducing sectarian divisions in Lebanese politics and society. To explain this outcome, this thesis analyses the policies of specific agents who were involved in, and in control of, the reconstruction process.
    [Show full text]