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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 07:00
The numbers are still estimates, looser than ICSR’s attempts at some form of exactitude. And they don’t claim an apparently massive surge of fighters over the past 90 days. We may someday know just how many have uprooted to lend their services to ISIS. At the moment, though, claiming a number as specific as 360 from a nation as opaque as Turkmenistan seems something of a stretch.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:55
The actual threat posed by Islamic State to Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states is disputed, but skeptics believe the administration of Islam Karimov has an interest in hyping the dangers—especially just after it benefited from US military largess in the form of the donation of 300 armored vehicles to counter terrorism.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:52
Authorities have gathered evidence of a militant build-up on the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, analysts said. Other reasons for beefing up border security include a big opium harvest in Afghanistan and the Uzbek presidential election in March. Yet another reason is ISIL's influence in the Middle East, Khamdamov said.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:44
Its time to start thinking seriously about the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh, this territory could lead to some very serious fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia – and by default involve Russia and the United States.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:43
At the 24th summit of the African Union discussions focused on high-profile continental crises such as the Boko Haram insurgency and the Ebola epidemic, while another important phenomenon was, unsurprisingly, left off the agenda: the deteriorating situation for political and civil liberties in much of East Africa.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:39
The Defense Ministry in Baku says the maneuvers that began on February 2 involve 20,000 soldiers, 300 armored vehicles, 200 missile launchers and artillery units, up to 20 military jets.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:37
The State Department sought another $50.3 billion — an increase of 6 percent from last year — including $7 billion for ongoing operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, and $8.6 billion for international security assistance that pays for a range of programs including counter-narcotics, peacekeeping, and training foreign militaries.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:31
The oceangoing armories are the byproduct of global trade, high-seas piracy and national arms restrictions. Shippers traversing the dangerous waters off Somalia want armed guards to protect their cargo and crews.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:27
Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom discussed the 2016 budget request for USAID and the State Department and took a few of your questions.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:25
A female suicide bomber has blown up herself in northern Nigeria's Gombe city, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there.