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libya | syria | Turkey | Russia | USAAX INTEL BULLETIN: Is Erdogan misreading Putin on Libya?
DATE: 12MAR2020
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hammered out a deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 05MAR to bring an end to the fighting in Idlib in northwestern Syria, he said he was hopeful that the two countries could extend their cooperation to Libya. Turkey and Russia back opposing fronts in the North African country’s civil war… Read More...Tags: libya, syria, Turkey, Russia, USA
AX INTEL ANALYSIS: Yemen - Houthi gains put Marib at serious risk
DATE: 16MAR2020
Just a week after Houthi rebels took control of al-Hazm, the capital of al-Jawf Province, on March 1, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths paid an unprecedented, one-day visit to the Houthis’ likely next target, oil-and-gas-rich Marib, reiterating the urgent need for de-escalation. “Fighting needs to stop now,” Griffiths said in a joint press conference with Marib Governor Sheikh Sultan al-Aradah. “We will either silence the guns and resume the political process, or we will… Read More...Tags: yemen, houthi, UN security council, saudi arabia