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Turkey is increasing its military presence in Idlib ANKARA, October 14 — RIA Novosti. Turkish military equipment and personnel being transferred to the Syrian province of Idlib, where it continues the process of establishing the observation posts of the Turkish armed forces in accordance with a model of agreements, reports on Saturday Agency Anadolu. On the eve of the Turkish General staff announced that the Turkish military began to establish in Idlib observation points within the progress in Astana agreements on areas of de-escalation in Syria. It is noted that another convoy with the technique of crossed a checkpoint in the district of reyhanli of Hatay province in the direction of the Syrian district of the Atma. In the initial phase of the Turkish contingent have stationed on the border between the provinces of Idlib and Afrin controlled by self-defense forces of Syrian Kurds, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization,

The Chairman of the international Affairs Committee of the state Duma Leonid Slutsky © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. The Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky drew a parallel between the policies of the USA against Iran and Russia, commenting on Friday the new US strategy on Iran, the TV channel “Russia 24”.

In Ukraine, the authorities found 150 kilometres private the border with Hungary Ukrainian border guards do not control the 150-kilometer section of the border with Hungary, which is private, said Anatoly Matios. According to him, on this site are private towers, with private security guards. The section of the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, stretching for 150 kilometers, actually came out from under the control of the state border service of Ukraine and is private, said the TV channel “112 Ukraine” by the chief military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios. According to him, the guards can’t control this area because there are private wells private as guards. When you try to approach them, they blind the guards spotlights and even open fire was the weapon. “So, in fact, 150 km is land, 2 ha village Council has given local residents. After that, they have been accumulated in individual hands, built communication and there

Kurdistan has strengthened the defense of the disputed territories on the border with Iraq Several thousand Kurdish militia, the Peshmerga were sent to the border with Iraq to protect the disputed territories including the oil-rich region of Kirkuk. About it reports Reuters with reference to the government of Iraqi Kurdistan. In early October, Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi called on the Peshmerga to join the ranks of the Iraqi armed forces. “We don’t want confrontation, but the Federal government should prevail, and no one can encroach on its authority,” — said the Prime Minister. According to him, enlisting in the army units, the Kurds will be able to ensure the safety of the civilian population and restore the disputed areas. Earlier, al-Abadi invited the Kurds to enter a joint administration in the disputed regions, including Kirkuk. However, according to the Prime Minister, the Kurdish authorities should recognize the “Supreme

NBC found out about the new financial linkages to the former head of headquarters of the trump Deripaska NBC News found a previously unknown financial ties to the former head of the election headquarters of Donald trump Paul Manafort with the oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The total volume of transactions policy and the businessman is now estimated at $60 million. Associated with former head of the election headquarters of Donald trump Paul Manafort company Yiakora Ventures Ltd. received $26 million in the form of a loan from “close to the Kremlin,” the Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska (is the 23rd place in the ranking of 200 richest businessmen of Russia in the ranking of Forbes). This writes NBC News with reference to the disclosures of transactions on the Hong Kong stock exchange. American television found that this amount was transferred from owned by Deripaska Oguster Management Ltd. (registered in the British virgin

Iran’s President responded to criticism of trump Moscow. 13 Oct. INTERFAX.RU — Agreement on the Iranian atom are enshrined in resolutions of the UN Security Council, and because unilaterally not to abandon his certification, said Friday the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani said that the American President “doesn’t seem to know that SVPD is not a bilateral agreement”. He added that one of the parties may not waive the certification agreement because it was enshrined in UN security Council resolution. “We consider the AGREEMENT as an international agreement… We will respect the AGREEMENT”, — he said. In addition, Rouhani has accused trump of unwarranted criticism of Iran, saying that his speech “was nothing but baseless accusations and insults Iran.” Rouhani also said that Iran stimulates the production of weapons to deter potential adversaries. “Iran will redouble efforts to produce weapons needed for deterrence”, he said. In addition, the President

USA imposed new sanctions against the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps The elite military formation of Iran included in the sanctions list of individuals supporting terrorism. This does not mean the recognition of the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Before that the IRGC was in the other lists sanctions related to Iran. The US Treasury Department has included the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps (IRGC, a special unit of the Iranian armed forces) in the sanctions list of individuals and organizations engaged in terrorist activities or support terrorists (SDGT, Specially Designated Global Terrorist). The Department explained that this does not mean that the IRGC is recognized as a terrorist organization. The decision on recognition of a terrorist organization takes the US state Department. The sanctions imposed on Iranian companies Fanamoj, Rastafann Ertebat Engineering, Shahid Alamolhoda Industries and Chinese Wuhan Sanjiang Import and Export. They are included in the list of financial sanctions