Syria: fierce fighting between Kurds and jihadists, 136 dead in 4 days

23Jan

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Syria: fierce fighting between Kurds and jihadists, 136 dead in 4 days

For the fourth consecutive day, fighting between jihadists and Kurdish forces supported by the international coalition continued to rage on Sunday in northeastern Syria with the death toll increased to more than 136. • Read also: Deadly IS attacks in Syria and Iraq • Read also: Germany: historic condemnation for the crimes attributed to the Syrian regime Triggered on Thursday evening by a major assault by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) on Ghwayran prison, one of the largest housing jihadists in Syria at war, the clashes forced thousands of civilians to flee in a cold. glacial. The assault was launched by a hundred IS fighters to free their comrades detained in this prison in the Hassaké region, under Kurdish control. This attack is the largest clai...

Syria | At least 136 dead in four days of fighting between Kurds and jihadists

23Jan

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Syria | At least 136 dead in four days of fighting between Kurds and jihadists

(Hassaké) For the fourth consecutive day, fighting between jihadists and Kurdish forces supported by the international coalition continued to rage on Sunday in northeastern Syria with the death toll increased to more than 136. Posted at 8:02 Updated at 10:52 a.m. Triggered Thursday evening by a major assault by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) on Ghwayran prison, one of the largest housing jihadists in Syria at war, the clashes forced thousands of civilians to flee in a cold glacial. The assault was launched by a hundred IS fighters to free their co...

State of play less than 100 days before the 2022 Presidential

23Jan

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State of play less than 100 days before the 2022 Presidential

Our columnist Mathieu Bock-Côté is currently staying in France, from where he observes French news from a Quebec perspective. Less than a hundred days before the presidential election, France is heating up. The debates are multiplying and the polls are often contradictory. Emmanuel Macron dominates the race. He is a brilliant political strategist. However, the twists and turns of the health crisis are beginning to weaken it. But if Emmanuel Macron clearly dominates the race, it is not clear who he will face in the second round. There is a good chance that it will be Marine Le Pen, as in 2017. The populist candidate, from the National Rally, whom many believed to be buried for good, has shown real resilience. She is in her third preside...