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Exclusive: Israel sent troops to Azerbaijan during Iran war as part of secret network across region, sources say
The secret deployment to Azerbaijan, reported by CNN for the first time, was one of several military positions Israel maintained across the Middle East that gave its military unprecedented reach, highlighting the role Iranâs neighbors played â some with permission, some likely without â in facilitating operations against Tehran and becoming entangled in the conflict.
The locations in Azerbaijan were among numerous covert military sites and bases in multiple countries, the sources told CNN, including in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Somaliland. The forces, initially planned as potential rescue teams in the event of an emergency, expanded in scope to become military and intelligence gathering positions.
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Epstein Flipped Israelâs Gaza-Tested Biometric Scanners Into Nigeria Ports Deal for UAE
(February 16, 2026)
Epstein was keen to profit from armed conflicts on the African continent. While negotiating DP Worldâs access to Nigeria, he was also helping Zeitlin navigate around U.S. sanctions on Ivan Glasenberg, the Israeli-South African CEO of mining giant Glencore, and Oleg Deripaska, then-chairman of the Russian aluminum titan Rusal. Glencoreâs operations had been disrupted by a fraud probe into their dealings with Israeli mining kingpin Dan Gertler in Congo-Kinshasa. âDo you know Oleg Deripaska or Ivan Glasenberg?â Zeitlin asked Epstein. âEasy,â Epstein replied.
The American financier had deep ties to Israeli mining and military outfits in Africa, which he helped support alongside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barakâa close associate with whom Epstein corresponded almost daily. âWith civil unrest exploding in ukraine syria, somolia, libya, and the desperation of those in power,â Epstein wrote in a 2014 email to Barak, âisnât this perfect for you.â Barak replied, âYouâre right [in] a way. But not simple to transform it into a cash flow.â
Cuban foreign minister expresses appreciation for African support against U.S. blockade
(February 15, 2026)
Bruno RodrĂguez Parrilla, Cubaâs Minister of Foreign Affairs, thanked African heads of state and government today via his Twitter account for the resolution condemning the US economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the island.
The Cuban foreign minister described the decision of the 39th African Union Summit, concluded in Addis Ababa, as a show of solidarity. For the seventeenth consecutive time, the summit rejected the economic, financial, and commercial policies imposed by Washington.
The resolution also demanded, for the third time, Cubaâs removal from the illegal list compiled by the U.S. State Department of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
African Union Approves Resolution Against the Blockade on Cuba
(February 15, 2026)
The resolution reaffirms, once again, the deep historical, political, and solidarity ties that unite the peoples of Africa and Cuba, and constitutes a clear expression of African support for the elimination of this policy, which they consider unjust, illegal, and contrary to the principles of international law and the sovereignty of States.
Nach Irakkrieg II jetzt Somaliakrieg II: kleine Chronologie fĂŒr den BimbesbĂŒrger
(Dezember 11, 2008)
Wissen Sie, wenn Sie hier schon immer vorher alles lesen können was unsere Berliner Chunta und ihre Chefs in Washington ausbaldowern, dann jammern Sie jetzt wenigstens nicht rum wenn wir Ihnen das ausfĂŒhrlich erlĂ€utern.
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Kapitel III: Der erste Irakkrieg und der Zerfall Somalias
Bereits wÀhrend des Zusammenbruchs der Sowjetunion wurde der somalische Diktator Siad Barre und Statthalter der USA am Horn von Afrika aus Washington plötzlich fallen gelassen.
Ăber die GrĂŒnde heisst es da im dt-sprachigen Wikipedia-Eintrag
âals Menschenrechtsverletzungen seines Regimes umfangreicher und offensichtlicher wurden und er nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges seine Bedeutung als BĂŒndnispartner verloren hatteâ
âSeine Bedeutung als BĂŒndnispartner verlorenâ. Am Horn von Afrika. In dem Augenblick, als der Truppenaufmarsch des US-MilitĂ€rs in der Region fĂŒr den ersten Irakkrieg losging?
Denn nachdem der irakische Diktator Saddam Hussein am 2.August 1990 urplötzlich in Kuwait einmarschiert war, begann unmittelbar darauf bereits ein bis dato unvorstellbarer MilitĂ€raufmarsch der USA in der arabischen Welt, angeblich fĂŒr eine âinsgesamt defensiveâ MilitĂ€raktion um den Irak am Eindringen nach Saudi-Arabien zu hindern.
Am frĂŒhen Morgen des 17. Januar 1991 beginnen die Alliierten den ersten Irakkrieg mit einem massiven Luftschlag.
Am 26.Januar 1991 muss der durch die USA fallengelassene Diktator Somalias Siad Barre aus der Hauptstadt Mogadishu fliehen.
Am 12. April 1991 tritt der âWaffenstillstandâ zwischen den US-gefĂŒhrten KoalitionsstreitkrĂ€ften und dem irakischen Diktator Saddam Hussein in Kraft, welcher bekanntermassen jahrzehntelang zuvor als treuer CIA-Agent gedient hatte. Roger Morris umschrieb es spĂ€ter wĂ€hrend des zweiten Irakkrieges am 14.MĂ€rz 2003 in der New York Times folgendermassen:âErinnert Euch: Saddam war unser Mannâ.
Hussein war bereits 1968 unter US-President Lyndon B.Johnson mit Hilfe der CIA im Irak an die Macht geputscht worden.
Am 28. Mai 1991 verkĂŒndete dann das Pentagon, dass 464.000 US-Soldaten (welche die plötzlich abgebrochene Invasion des Irak durchgefĂŒhrt hatten) inzwischen die âRegion am Persischen Golfâ verlassen hĂ€tten. 76.000 Soldaten blieben dort allerdings stationiert.
US-Truppen waren also zu Zehntausenden in einer Region, die noch zwei Jahre zuvor fĂŒr sie absolut tabu gewesen war. Was passierte nun?
PĂŒntklich zum Ende des Irakkrieges Nr.1 zerfiel der Staat Somalia.
Kapital IV: Vom Golf nach Somalia
Am 18.Mai 1991, also zehn Tage vor VerkĂŒndung des offiziellen Waffenstillstands im Irak, verkĂŒndet Somaliland seine UnabhĂ€ngigkeit.
Es grenzt im Norden direkt an die französische KĂŒstenkolonie Djibouti (âDschibutiâ), dem traditionell wichtigsten MilitĂ€rstĂŒtzpunkt fĂŒr âwestlicheâ Flotten und MilitĂ€rs in der Region, in welchem US-Spezialeinheiten und Geheimdienste der NATO-Staaten ein und aus gehen.
WÀhrend in Somaliland seitdem relative Ruhe herrscht, bricht im restlichen Somalia 1991 das Chaos aus. Rivalisierende Warlords stecken ihre Claims ab und kÀmpfen um die Macht.
Gleichzeitig spielt sich im bis zum Ende der Sowjetunion aus Moskau unterstĂŒtzten Ăthiopien eine interessante Paralellentwicklung ab….
African regional bodies reject recognition of Somaliland by Israel
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 amid a descent into conflict and, despite having its own government and currency, had never been recognized by any nation in the world until Friday.
The African Union Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said any attempt to undermine Somaliaâs sovereignty risks peace and stability on the continent.
TĂŒrkiye, Saudi Arabia reject Israelâs recognition of Somaliland
Israelâs recognition of Somaliland as an independent country has triggered instant reaction from TĂŒrkiye and Saudi Arabia.
In a brief statement the Foreign Affairs Ministries of both countries issued hours after Israel became the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, they said the recognition is âunlawful.â
Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition
The sharp rebuke came a day after Israel became the first nation in the world to formally recognise Somaliland, triggering swift condemnation across African and Arab nations, and raising concerns about whether the move was part of an alleged Israeli plan to forcibly displace Palestinians.
Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 following a brutal civil war but has never secured recognition from any United Nations member state. The self-declared republic has established its own currency, flag and parliament, though its eastern territories remain disputed.
Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland
It wasn‘t known why Israel made the declaration now or whether it was expecting something in return.
Earlier this year, U.S. and Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Israel had approached Somaliland about taking in Palestinians from Gaza as part of Donald Trumpâs plan at the time to resettle that territoryâs population.
Exclusive: US conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat
(December 22, 2025)
Karr said the operation was an early sign the U.S. was rebuilding its capacity in the region after Niger ordered U.S. troops to leave a sprawling, newly built air base in the desert last year, and turned instead to Russia for security assistance.
„In recent weeks we‘ve seen a resumption of intelligence and surveillance flights in Nigeria,“ Karr said in an interview.
A former U.S. official said the aircraft is among several assets the Trump administration moved to Ghana in November.
Money, mercenaries and mayhem: How Israel and UAE are investing in regional chaos
Israeli and Emirati online networks have worked in tandem to shape narratives around Sudan and Gaza, targeting Sudanâs army even as RSF massacres mounted in El Fasher.
On the defence-industrial side, firms are expanding inside the UAE, tightening a two-way flow of money, tech, and intelligence. Israeli defence firm Controp is opening a UAE subsidiary making it the latest emblem of this deepening security embrace.
All the while, Emirati rulers boast of their „development model“ as a „shining example for the region“: authoritarian, anti-political, drenched in consumerism and spectacle.
It is a façade of progress built on repression. A mirage of modernity concealing a machinery of tyranny.
Trump pushes for Sudan truce in Washington and gets Sisi to lean on Burhan
Diplomats told Middle East Eye that representatives of Burhanâs government and its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), were both in Washington for indirect talks.
According to an Egyptian presidential source, US President Donald Trump has personally tasked Sisi to work on ending Sudanâs civil war.
Peace Talks Progressing in Libya, Congo and Sudan, Senior Trump Advisor Says
(October 20, 2025)
US President Donald Trumpâs senior envoy for Arab and African affairs said peace negotiations in Libya and the Democratic Republic of Congo were progressing, and his team was working hard to pursue a ceasefire in Sudan.
âWe think itâs achievable,â Massad Boulos said in an interview in Rome of a deal in Libya, which has been mired in chaos since the ouster of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. âYou canât expect a peace process to be implemented overnight,â he added. âI hope that this process moves fast.â
Saudi Arabia, US, UAE and Egypt underscore restoration of peace and ending suffering of people in Sudan
The meeting was convened at the invitation of the United States. The ministers have engaged in extensive consultations on the conflict in Sudan, recalling that it has provoked the worldâs worst humanitarian crisis and poses grave risks to regional peace and security.
The ministers committed to the shared set of principles with regard to ending the conflict in Sudan:
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, US call for 3-month truce in Sudan, followed by 9-month transitional period to end ongoing civil war
The conflicting parties of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have committed war crimes and atrocities since mid-April 2023. On September 9, 2025, the UN Human Right Council submitted a report documenting that dozens of detainees have reportedly killed due to torture and the systematic deprivation of food and medical treatment since June.
It has been estimated that the war claimed the lives of 150,000 people by June 2024. As of July 2025, 12 million people had been forced to flee their homes, including 7.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs)âmore than half of whom are children, said Migration Policy Institute on July 17, 2025.
Here is the full text of the joint statement:
Senegal ‚making progress‘ convincing military regimes in Sahel to remain with Ecowas
(December 9, 2024)
According to the bloc, the departure of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger becomes effective one year after the announcement, in January 2025.
The trio have formed the Alliance of Sahel States after severing ties with France and pivoting towards Russia.
TĂŒrkiye leads joint call to UN Security Council to halt arms shipments to Israe
The letter, led by TĂŒrkiye‘s initiative, was signed by 52 countries and two international organizations, and submitted to the UN on Nov. 1, calling for a cessation of arms supplies to Israel.
âWe must reiterate at every opportunity that selling weapons to Israel amounts to complicity in genocide,â Fidan said at a news conference in Djibouti, where he attended the third Ministerial Review Conference of TĂŒrkiye-Africa Partnership.
War on Gaza: Israel wants to finish the job Washington started after 9/11
In 2007, former Nato commander Wesley Clark recounted a meeting at the Pentagon shortly after the US invasion of Afghanistan. An officer told him: âWe are going to attack and destroy the governments in seven countries in five years. Weâre going to start with Iraq, and then weâre going to move to Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran.â
Clark added of the neoconservatives: âThey wanted us to destabilise the Middle East, turn it upside down, make it under our control.â
As I documented in my 2008 book Israel and the Clash of Civilisations, Israel was supposed to carry out a central chunk of Washingtonâs post-Iraq plan, starting with its war on Lebanon in 2006. Israelâs attack there was supposed to drag in Syria and Iran, giving the US a pretext to expand the war.
This was what the US secretary of state of the time, Condoleezza Rice, meant when she spoke of the âbirth pangs of a new Middle Eastâ.
The plan went awry largely because Israel got bogged down in phase one, in Lebanon. It blitzed cities like Beirut with US-supplied bombs, but its soldiers struggled against Hezbollah in a ground invasion of southern Lebanon.
The West subsequently found other ways to deal with Syria and Libya.
South Africa Is Right to Invoke the Genocide Convention Against Israelâs War on Gaza
By the 1920s, Lemkin was formulating the concepts and laws that were articulated in his best-known book, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe (1944). His unpublished manuscripts reveal that he saw colonialism as an integral part of a world history of genocide.
Those manuscripts covered an extremely wide range of cases where European colonial powers were responsible for mass killing, from the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century and the slaughter of indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand to the German massacre of the Hereros in Namibia a few decades earlier.
Israel‘s war on Gaza encapsulates the entire history of European colonialism
In North and South America, Australia, Asia and Africa, European settler-colonialists have left behind the evidence of their psychotic genocidal practices.
The European transatlantic slave trade may have halved the population of Africa, some historians believe. The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many African colonies were all built on the systematic extermination, displacement and internment of the original inhabitants.
In the Israeli settler-colonialism now on violent display in Gaza and the rest of Palestine, European colonialism is living up to its murderous infamy and has returned to the global stage with a vengeance.
For decades, scholars of European colonialism have been working hard to document, archive and connect these episodes of the premeditated mass murder of native people around the globe.
International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian people must end.. A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries
The undersigned Arab human rights organizations call on permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council and member states of the League of Arab States to take immediate action to prevent the situation in Gaza from developing into the crime of genocide against Palestinian civilians.
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Signatory organizations:
– Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
– Adala For All
– Addameer Foundation for Rights and Liberties
– Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rightsâ safeguarding Committee
– Aman Against Discrimination (ADD)
– Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)
– Aswat Media Network
– Bahrain Center for Human Rights
– Baytna Organization
– BELaady Organization for Human Rights
– Caesar Families Association
– Center for Arab Unity Studies
– Center for Strategic Studies to Support Women and Children
– Committee for Justice
– Cultural Media Center-Yemen
– Defender Center for Human Rights
– Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR)
– Egyptian Human Rights Forum ( EHRF)
– Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
– EgyptWide for Human Rights
– Human Rights & Democracy Media Center âSHAMSâ
– HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement
– Justitia Center for legal protection of human rights in Algeria
– Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF)
– Libya Crimes Watch
– Libyan Center For Freedom Of Press
– âLibyan Organization for Independent Media (LOFIM)
– Maeen Center for Community Development
– Musaala Organization for Human Rights
– Mwatana for Human Rights
– National Autonomous Union of Public Administration Staff (SNAPAP)
– Palestinian Counseling center
– Palestinian Human Rights Organisation „PHRO“
– PASS Foundation – Peace for Sustainable Societies
– Refugees platform in Egypt
– Release me organization working with women
– SHOAA for Human Rights
– Sinai Foundation for Human Rights
– Syrian center for Media and Freedom of Expression
– Taafi initiative
– The Libyan center for freedom of press LCFP
– The Libyan Network for Legal Aid
– The Sudanese Human Rights Monitor (SHRM)
– TUNISIAN ASSOCIATION DEFENDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES (ADLI)
– Tunisian youth league
– Union of Detainees
– Wogood for Human Security
– Yemen Future Foundation for Media and Culture Development
G20 Likely to Become G21 With Induction of African Union
India, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20, had proposed including the African Union as a full member. âNo plan for the future of the planet can be successful without the representation and recognition of all voices,â Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on the subject.
The Horn Of Africa States: Why An ECOWAS Invasion Of Niger Would Be Wrong â OpEd
In the Horn of Africa, we have a saying which denotes the importance of experience. We say, âAsk the one who has experienced it.â Civil conflicts and good-intentioned foreign forces sent to a country never solve a countryâs real problems and this is even more so when one is acting on behalf of the others, who take advantage of the bounties of that country.
Whatâs Driving the Coups in Gabon and Across West Africa?
Four days after the central African nation held disputed presidential elections that incumbent Ali Bongo was reported to have won, army officers appeared on state television to announce theyâd canceled the Aug. 26 vote and dissolved the countryâs institutions. Bongo first took office in 2009, succeeding his late father, who had held power since 1967. While the oil producer hasnât had to deal with the jihadist attacks or spreading insecurity thatâs dogged much of West Africa, the ruling familyâs grip on power has come under pressure in recent years.