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Islamic State finances can withstand oil losses

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SYRIA/IRAQ

The US-led coalition operating in Iraq and Syria has stepped up efforts to disrupt ISG's financial operations in recent months, primarily through the bombing of oil production…

Turkish incursion into Syria needs Russian green light

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SYRIA

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his threat of May 23 to invade Syria to "complete" a 30-kilometre-deep ‘safe zone’ and push Kurdish groups away from the border…

Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…

M23 advances will aggravate Congo's security crisis

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The fighting apparently started when the Congolese army (FARDC) on October 20 tried to recapture Bunagana, which the rebels seized in June. Instead, a dramatic rebel counterattack…

CAR border areas will face growing insecurity

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CAR

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the security situation could deteriorate further if the parties do not de-escalate. The latest wave of violence is being…

M23’s return will complicate Congo’s security outlook

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The fighting triggered a UN helicopter crash and cross-border clashes with Ugandan troops. The M23 is famous for conquering North Kivu’s capital, Goma, during a 2012-13 rebellion…

Ethiopia’s security reforms aim to consolidate power

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ETHIOPIA

The announcement followed days of violent protests in Amhara region resisting ENDF efforts to confine the region’s special forces to their bases for disarmament. The move…

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Conflict may intensify after failed Ethiopia-OLA talks

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ETHIOPIA

This was the second attempt at resolving the intractable conflict in Oromia that has killed thousands and displaced millions. Moreover, hopes of a resolution this time had been…

UAE drawdown will change the dynamic of Yemen’s war

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UAE/YEMEN

The separatists appear to have captured most of Aden. UAE officials say they will still provide assistance to their local partners, after the early July announcement that the UAE…