UNIPATH STAFF Egyptian border guards prevented more than 12,000 people from illegally entering or leaving the country in 2016, according to a January 2017 statement by the military. In recent years, a growing number of migrants have attempted the perilous sea crossing to Italy from the African coasts of Libya and Egypt. Crossings are often organized by migrant traffickers in rickety boats that capsize repeatedly, leading to many deaths. The military listed the “arrest of 12,192 people of various nationalities and a total of 434 cases of illegal migration” in a statement of its achievements from 2016. A boat carrying…
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Staff Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil Arzouqi is a popular figure in the Iraqi military UNIPATH STAFF As the proverb says, “Adversity tests the mettle of men.” After the setback in Mosul in 2015, Soldiers of all ranks were removed for their failure to defend the homeland. But at the same time, many warriors emerged from the setback strengthened, their eyes filled with determination, fighting valiantly to defend their land and the dignity of the people. They smiled comfortingly to the women and children fleeing the clutches of terrorism, and they fixed their gaze on defeating the terrorist gangs in fierce…
Kuwait hosts the multinational Eagle Resolve exercise to counter regional threats UNIPATH STAFF PHOTOS BY KUWAIT ARMED FORCES Terrorists seeking to disrupt regional commerce and cause massive economic damage carefully chose their target: Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port. Because Shuwaikh is one of the country’s largest industrial ports, the threat to this important asset prompted a swift and powerful multinational military response. Forces from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Peninsula Shield Force and the United States attacked the terrorists from land, air and sea. They decimated terrorists cowering inside buildings and captured others attempting to…
Iraqi commanders reveal how they succeeded in urban warfare against Daesh terrorists UNIPATH STAFF | PHOTOS BY iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service As the second largest Iraqi city, Mosul is home to some of the world’s most ancient sites. Iraqis refer to it as the city of two springs for its beautiful green foliage, fertile soil and unique climate. The city sleeps on the banks of the eternal Tigris River, which divides the city into east and west sides. Because Mosul has always been prosperous, it has been a common target for external invasions and attacks throughout history. Still, its recent destruction…
The United Arab Emirates leads the Gulf region in providing aid to war-torn societies UNIPATH STAFF | Photos by EPA The United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose gleaming financial towers and richly stocked shopping malls mark it as one of the world’s most prosperous nations, has donated billions of dollars to reconstruct societies torn by conflict. More than 154 schools rebuilt or renovated in Yemen’s Aden governorate. New maternity hospitals in Afghanistan. Enough food parcels, winter clothing and medical supplies to sustain thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. His Royal Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the…
Rehabilitating children who escape from Daesh will help stabilize the Middle East UNIPATH STAFF | Photos by Reuters Kneeling down to kiss his father’s hand, 11-year-old Abu Imara al-Omri says a final goodbye before blowing himself up in a truck full of explosives. Daesh, which captured this chilling farewell in propaganda photos in January 2016, claimed at the time that the boy’s suicide helped to take the village of Ghazl near Aleppo, Syria, according to CNN. Daesh is not the first terrorist group to recruit children as soldiers, but recent studies suggest its use of children far exceeds that of…
Regional governments address the spread of opium from Afghanistan UNIPATH STAFF As the international community marked the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, it is more important than ever for Central Asian governments to continue their fight against criminal networks involved in the drug trade. According to the United Nations, criminal groups from Central Asia made profits of $15.2 billion from the trafficking of opiates in 2015. What’s more, a “symbiotic relationship” exists between the insurgency and organized narcotics trafficking, according to the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Traffickers provide weapons, money…
СОТРУДНИКИ ЖУРНАЛА «UNIPATH» После того, как в декабре 2016 г. Даиш обнародовала варварскую видеозапись сжигания двух турецких солдат в северной Сирии, Бахрейн немедленно осудил это «грязное преступление террористов». Быстрая реакция Манамы было очередным свидетельством растущего партнерства между Бахрейном и Турцией, нацеленного на отражение угроз для региональной безопасности. Бахрейн и другие члены Совета сотрудничества арабских государств Персидского залива (ССАГПЗ) пытаются углубить связи с Анкарой, которая, по их мнению, стоит перед такой же угрозой экстремизма и межрелигиозной розни и вынуждена бороться с этими дестабилизирующими силами. С тех пор, как 14 лет назад к власти в Турции пришла Партия справедливости и развития, отношения…
أسرة يونيباث بعد إصدار داعش لقطات فيديو لارتكاب أعمال وحشية في ديسمبر 2016 عن حرق جنديين تركيين حتى الموت في شمال سوريا، أدان على الفور مسؤولون في البحرين “الجريمة الإرهابية الوحشية”. وكانت الاستجابة السريعة من المنامة هي المؤشر الأخير على الشراكة البحرينية-التركية المتزايدة التي ترمي إلى صد الأخطار الأمنية الإقليمية. تسعى البحرين وغيرها من أعضاء مجلس التعاون الخليجي إلى تعميق العلاقات مع أنقرة، التي يرون أنها بالمثل مهددة بالتطرف والطائفية، ومتحفزة لمحاربة هذه القوى الأرهابية المزعزعة للاستقرار. ومنذ وصول حزب العدالة والتنمية في تركيا إلى سدة الحكم منذ 14 عاماً، تحسنت علاقات أنقرة مع أعضاء مجلس التعاون الخليجي بفضل ” التدخل…
کارکنان یونیپاث بعد از اینکه داعش فلم وحشیانه سوزاندن دو عسکر ترکیه تا حد مرگ را در شمال سوریه در دسمبر 2016 منتشر کرد، مقامات بحرینی به طور عاجل این «جنایت تروریستی وحشیانه» را محکوم کردند. عکس العمل عاجل منامه آخرین نشانه از مشارکت در حال انکشاف بحرین-ترکیه با هدف برطرف کردن تهدیدات امنیت منطقوی می باشد. بحرین و دیگر اعضای شورای همکاری خلیج (GCC) بدنبال روابط عمیق با آنکارا می باشند که همانطور که مشاهده می شود بطور مشابه ای ذریعه افراط گرایان و فرقه گرایان تهدید شده و انگیزه اش مبارزه با این قوای بی ثبات کننده بوده است.…