ISRAEL'S
IRANIAN SYNDROME
The development of the Iranian nuclear program has Israel and its political leader Netanyahu greatly worried. The Israeli PM had ostracized the nuclear accord of 2015 signed by President Obama to the extent of speaking in Congress...
THE
ROLE OF THE SHABIHA IN SYRIA
Syria’s battlefield has seen the continuous fighting between regular armies, militias and terrorist groups from different countries, ranging from the Turks to the French, from the Chinese to the US and the decisive support of the Russians. A conflict that has left on the ground over half a million victims, mostly civilians...
FRENCH
WISHES AND AIMS IN LIBYA
Libya continues to be a non-State. The
internationally recognized President Fayez al Sarraj does
not control Tripoli. The so called commander of the Libyan
National Army in Benghazi, Khalifa Haftar, also has a number
of issues controlling Cyrenaica: he can’t get rid of the
Islamic State in Derna and has recently lost the control of
a number of oil fields and oil terminals. The country is
ruled by gangs and militias, including foreign entities with
fighters from Darfour, Chad and Palestine that also act as
mercenaries. The main sources of income Libyans rely on are
oil smuggling and human trafficking...
