Egypt:
Army kills six armed extremists in Sinai raids - Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt
Independent) Security troops have been engaged in a battle with
insurgents in North and
Central Sinai for the past three years. Among the main insurgent groups is
Sinai Province, an organization linked to the Islamic State terrorist group.
Central Sinai for the past three years. Among the main insurgent groups is
Sinai Province, an organization linked to the Islamic State terrorist group.
Reykjavk, Iceland, Votes to Boycott Israeli
Products (Iceland Magazine)
Iran
Arrests Woman for Unpublished Manuscript - Meira Svirsky (Clarion
Project)
Ayatollah
Khamenei Reiterates Futility, Harmfulness of Talks with U.S.
(Tasnim-Iran)
Lebanon's
New President Vows to "Liberate the Remainder of Our Lands" from
Israel
(Times of Israel)
In his inaugural address, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said his government
would "not spare any efforts to protect Lebanon from Israel and liberate
the remainder of our lands," referring to the Shebaa Farms region.
Hamas
looks to join PLO – Dov
Lieber (Times of Israel)
PA
official defends naming school after mastermind of Munich Olympics massacre - Itamar
Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)In the West Bank, a Political Struggle Turns to Violence - Luke Baker (Reuters) ... between Palestinian security forces and local gunmen.
After Two Decades of PA Rule, Why Does UNRWA Still Operate in West Bank? - Evelyn Gordon (Commentary)
Post-Caliphate:
The Future of the Salafi-Jihadi Movement - Bruce Hoffman and Matthew Levitt (Washington Institute
for Near East Policy) Most
importantly, as long as Syria remains an open sore, IS can continue to exist there
and use the conflict as a recruiting beacon. More broadly, Islamist
radicalization is in hyper drive, and many of the factors that are stimulating
it will not be diminished with the fall of IS.
UN Hires Assad's Friends and
Relatives for Syria Relief Operation - Emma Beals and Nick
Hopkins (Guardian-UK)
