A Pro-Government Tuareg Leader Warned That Mali’s Separatists Are Repeating Their 2012 Mistake By Andrew Korybko The impending counteroffensive that’s being planned will likely determine the future of Mali. Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, a member of the National Transitional Council and leader… Read More ›
French Media Confirmed That Paris Is Backing Ukraine In Mali By Andrew Korybko A division of labour can now be discerned: the US masterminded this war against Russia’s Malian ally, which al-Qaeda-aligned Islamic radicals are leading in alliance with Tuareg separatists,… Read More ›
Russia’s Tactical Pullback In Northeastern Mali Isn’t A Retreat By Andrew Korybko They’re not the same thing, unlike what many might think, and the difference is important. Reports indicate that Russia has withdrawn from three bases in North-eastern Mali, which the… Read More ›
Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Could Result In Another French-Led Intervention By Andrew Korybko The dual pretexts of crushing the world’s latest so-called caliphate and averting another 2015-like migrant crisis could suffice for rallying the public around a French-led mission for… Read More ›
What’s The Future Of Russia’s Bases In Syria? By Andrew Korybko Lavrov suggested that they could facilitate the dispatch of aid to Africa, but it’s also possible that they might host complex military-diplomatic talks between all stakeholders in Syria while also… Read More ›
“Greater Israel” Plan: The Real Reason Behind Israel’s “Shock And Awe” Campaign In Syria By Andrew Korybko A confluence of interests explains its actions, but these same actions also have some unintended consequences. Israel carried out one of the largest attack operations in… Read More ›
Has Pakistan created and supported Al Qaeda? By Fidato Al Qaeda emerged from Maktab al Khidmat, the services bureau that was set up by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam in early 1980s to facilitate young Arabs from Middle East to fight against… Read More ›