MENA WATCH KOMMENTAR : Der Westen zahlt in Syrien den Preis seines Nichthandelns

Die Risiken eines Militäreinsatzes in Syrien erschienen Europäern und Amerikanern immer zu hoch. Rückblickend wäre es aber besser gewesen, sie hätten eingegriffen. Daran ändert auch das Scheitern der Intervention in Afghanistan nichts.Ulrich von Schwerin NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG  15.9.2021

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MENA WATCH: „DEUTSCH“ IST WEISS&RASSISTISCH / KÖLN LEHRT DAHER FAST TOTE SPRACHE KURDISCH

MENA WATCH: „DEUTSCH“ IST WEISS&RASSISTISCH / KÖLN LEHRT DAHER FAST TOTE SPRACHE KURDISCH /REETHNISIERUNG

Schulamt Köln sucht Lehrkraft für Kirmanckî

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MENA WATCH: Iran will have enough uranium for nuclear weapon in one month – report

Iran has reportedly not been this close to nuclear capability since before the nuclear accord in 2015. – By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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MENA WATCH: U.S. Policy on the Mediterranean &the Role of PMCs

by Anna Borshchevskaya Sep 10, 2021 – Also published in SHADE MED

Anna Borshchevskaya is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia’s policy toward the Middle East.

Although Biden may not see Russia as his top priority, Moscow’s proxy military activities in the Mediterranean are directly aimed at diluting Washington’s leverage in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

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MENA WATCH : Saudi Arabia seeks low key influence in Afghanistan

Riyadh is looking to expand its relationship with the Taliban, to expand and protect its interests in the region, and counter Iranian influence.Sabena Siddiqui AL MONITOR  15.9.2021

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MENA WATCH Blinken Faces Congress Questioning on Afghanistan Pullout

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify (Foreign Policy) before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today regarding the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan. He defended Washington’s execution of the chaotic exit before the House of Representatives yesterday.

In response to criticism yesterday from lawmakers such as Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), who said the U.S. exit allowed the Afghan government to fall, Blinken said extending the U.S. troop presence would not have stabilized (NYT) the country. Democrats, too, criticized the Joe Biden administration for failing to evacuate all Afghans who helped U.S. forces. Many Afghans now fear political reprisal, and the country faces a dire humanitarian crisis (Al Jazeera).

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MENA WATCH : Taliban Deny their Deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Baradar, Is Dead

Tuesday, 14 September, 2021 – Asharq Al-Awsat

The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumors about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.

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MENA WATCH : PUTIN’S “WAGNER’S!” – Mystery arrest of Russian mercenaries in Belarus ‘was US-Ukrainian sting operation’

by Joseph Fitsanakis INTEL ORG

THE BIZARRE CASE OF the arrest of three dozen Russian mercenaries in Belarus in 2020, allegedly for trying to destabilize the country, was in reality a joint Ukrainian-American sting operation that went awry, according to a new report. IntelNews readers will remember the puzzling July 2020 announcement by Belarusian authorities of the arrest of 33 Russians, who were said to be employees of Wagner Group, a Kremlin-backed private military firm.

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MENA WATCH : PKK Suspected of Abducting Three Civilians in Kurdistan Border Areas – IRAQ

BASNEWS 15.9.2021 ERBIL — After three civilians went missing in the border areas of Kurdistan Region near Shiladize, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is suspected of abducting the men, a local official said.

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MENA WATCH KURDISTAN-IRAQ: Over 25 PUK Cadres Resign in Kirkuk Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

BASNEWS ERBIL — More than 25 cadres of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the disputed Kurdish province of Kirkuk resigned from the party on Tuesday, a statement said.

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