The State of Qatar, until recently the main financier and patron of the Isaias Afwerki regime, is now its enemy together with Iran and Turkey, the triad that the Eritrean regime alleges it promotes the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. In March 2015, a Saudi led coalition with the United Arab Emirate as its major partner started a war in Yemen over the Houthi rebellion which has been simmering for many years. That must have been a boon for the Eritrean regime. Since it came to power in 1991 after defeating the Ethiopian Derg regime, the rebel group has been pursuing a goal of becoming a major actor in the geopolitics of the volatile region that includes Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, and the Congo. That overly ambitious …show more content…
That cheap pandering certainly doesn’t benefit Eritrea; its only value is simply reiterating his government’s loyalty to the Saudi led alliance, in addition to appeasing the ultra-nationalists among his Egyptian hosts. In October 7, 2017, Osman Saleh, Eritrea’s foreign minister said, “Eritrea is opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood and we do not allow them to come and preach in ERITREA.” He spiced it up and stated, “Turkey and Qatar support the MUSLIM BROTERHOOD [while] Egypt is fighting them.” He preempted the reaction of his Middle Eastern audience by adding Israel to the lot and stating, “we are not eager to see countries such as Turkey, Israel, Iran and others to be involved in the region.” In addition, Osman Saleh affirmed his regime’s position, stating that, “Eritrea is on a solid path as it relates to her relations with the region. we feel we have good relations with Sudan but they [the detractors] are basing their approach by relating it [our position] with our relations with Egypt.” PFDJ’S New Guise It is understandable why the Eritrean regime targets
In the 19th century Eritrea and Ethiopia was one, even though they were one there were still many misunderstanding’s with in them. It was in 1952 when Ethiopia took over Eritrea. From 1961 until 1991, Eritrea had fought a long war of independence against Ethiopia. When my mother uses to live in the village side she and friends would walk to school and every time sees dead people laid on the floor. They would slaughter anyone. On this day in 1991, Eritrea people’s forces moved into the capital Asmara, reinstating independence, and 30 years long battle against the Ethiopian
“Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the U.S.-Qatar political relationship soured badly, driven in particular by Qatar’s foreign policy initiatives and maddening behavior on the UN Security Council from 2006-07. The Amir thought they made a big mistake toppling Saddam Hussein. Qatar continued high level engagement with Hamas leaders, even as the US seeks to isolate them, and supports the Syrian government, even while the U.S. worked to support the democratic majority. Qatar is also often accused of funneling money to Hamas, senior Qatari leadership appeared to have grown jealous of the US relationships with regional rivals (including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan) and annoyed that they don’t give Qatar more attention, including senior-level visits and visibility in
The Muslim Brotherhood played a major role in the January revolution and has boldly condemned the SCAF’s actions. The US, who has previously opposed the Muslim Brotherhood, has now tried to develop a friendship with the organization in anticipation of its power over Egypt.
The civil war that continues to rage in Syria for the past five years has been one of both great loss and great interest. Several key actors from around the world such as the United States, Russia, Turkey, the Syrian government, Syrian rebels or National Coalition, Iran, and Saudi Arabia all have a great amount at stake based on the outcome of the war. Thus, the difficulties of negotiating peace are almost impossible to overcome, which causes great powers like that of the U.S. and Russia to use their resources in order to obtain their desired outcome. In this essay, I will be outlining the key actors, which side they are on, and what is at stake for each of them within this civil war, as well as examining how this turmoil has “[created] a haven for the Islamic State to move in.” Now let us identify the key actors who have a stake in this civil war.
It was believed that he may of have ties to extremist groups such as Hamas and Al-Fatah.
led by US coalition on Idlib Red Crescent HQ." In order to maintain order, conflict
It is at this backdrop that the paper will look into the relationship of these two gulf counties including Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria. Besides the proxy war, there is also the fervor of armed militants in the Gulf that are motivated by their
After four hundred years of indecisive Ottoman rule, and three decades fighting the mandate of the French, the many diverse peoples of Syria finally could call Syria their own. Yet, independence was not synonymous with peace. Without a common enemy, the Syrian people remembered their differences and began to squabble amongst themselves. Even now, seven decades after the formation of the Syrian Arab Republic, peace is yet but a far-flung dream. In June of 2000, then-President Hafez al-Assad, of the previous Ba’ath Party, passed away and his title was left, through an unfortunate accident, in the hands of his second, less determined son, Bashar al-Assad. With his death came strife. Powerful clashing forces previously kept quashed by Ba’ath
So Assad (bad) is now probably good, being better than IS (no real choice there) and since Putin and Iran are also fighting IS that may now make them good. America (still good) will find it hard to arm a group of rebels being attacked by the Russians for fear of upsetting Mr Putin (now good) and that mad ayatollah in Iran (also good) and so they may be forced to say that the Rebels are now bad, or at the very least abandon them to their fate. This will lead most of them to flee to Turkey and on to Europe or join IS (still the only constantly bad group).
Since 1991the Civil War began, and during the 90s the United States and the United Nation made several efforts to bring peace to the region which failed. In 1998 the northern punt land region declares autonomy. In the 2000s in Somalia the unrest would continue; from several attempts to have a stable government and bring peace to the region. Ethiopian troops also made an effort to bring peace to the region, but eventually also gave up and left Somalia as well. The country also has problems with pirates, and the terrorist group Al-Shabab who has control over part of the country. It was not until 2012 when Somalis elected their first president and parliament but even then this new government its still dependent on outsiders to stabilized and offer
“There is no stronger more globally imperative issue than that of peace. It is something that affects and impacts upon so many different aspects of culture, communities and country”. Anwar Sadat’s main message throughout his speech “statement to the Israeli Knesset” is durable peace based on justice, through the use of this idea he is hoping to break the psychological barrier between Egypt and Israel. The structuring of his speech emphasizes key themes and memorable ideas which contribute to his speech as a whole making it powerful and memorable to his audience. “We believe in God and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob…..” Sadat’s biblical reference makes his audience see and understand through his unified speech the cultural, social and political changes
My cousins, George And Ofiyuk, I respects your oppionon in a democratic society everyone has his/her rights, freedom of express, ally or sided with any political party of their choice. In reference to south Sudan I believed both of you left south early 1980s. I will not defend Riak or Kiir, everyone got his own reason, I want to correct my Cousin Ofiyuk as indicted that your whole family has been fighting since 1955s, yes its true. Their struggle was for independent of south Sudan for all southern not for particular tribe or group. Don’t be a sycophant and I believed your not, SPLM/SPLA, problem beyond our imagination, could we follow this country would be worst than Somalia or Taliban, and I wounder if your misinformed. George mentioned Oronyo incident last
Somalia is a country that has become synonymous with war. The international community continues to spend billions yearly in the fight to stabilize the country even with the persistence of criminal activity and transnational threat groups. The fall of the Somalian Government in 1991 set the conditions for terrorists, pirates, and criminal gangs to use Somalia as a base of operations. (Reed, Thompson, Kfir, 2015) The increase donor spending is accredited to the recent success of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali Armed Forces (SAF) against Al Shabaab.
In 1998, fighting began over what is said to be a minor border dispute, as well as differences on ethnicity and economic progress. This is highly understandable considering the various ethnicities in each country, the religious differences, and the tribal conflicts that have been taking place in the region. This fighting began a two-year long war, in which countless men and women were killed and the economies of the two countries ravaged by the military expenditures (Abbink, 2003, p. 410-16). In the end, Ethiopia’s size, military power, and armament won out over Eritrea’s enthusiasm, and the two countries formed a tenuous peace that has lasted through the present (Abbink, 2003, p. 416-17).
The Arab league played a contradictory role during the civil war in Syria, with some members of the union supporting the republican forces while others went behind the royal forces led by Imam Mohammed Al-Bdr. Egypt supported the republican forces while Imam Badr received support from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The republican forces embraced social progress and republicanism, and were mainly present in cities, while Mohammed Al-Bdr forces fought from rural areas. The conflict in Yemen was partially caused by the action of Egypt to send soldiers to support the overthrowing of the royal government. Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the conflict was based on the fear that the war could overspill into its borders, and therefore, it protected its interests by lending material support to Imam Mohammed Al-Bdr (Little 68). The republican forces viewed the provision of material support to royal forces by Saudi Arabia as interference in the internal affairs of Yemen. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia viewed the involvement of Egyptian troops in the conflict as a threat to its oilfields and its monarchy (Terrill and Army War College (U.S.) Strategic Studies