{"id":609,"date":"2017-02-23T19:37:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/2017\/02\/23\/the-cordoba-update-3-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T19:37:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:37:09","slug":"the-cordoba-update-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/the-cordoba-update-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cordoba Update 3\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><strong>7<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 22<sup>th<\/sup> February 2017<br><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Cordoba Foundation of Geneva<em><br><\/em><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cuintro\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The bi-weekly CORDOBA UPDATE is the product of continuous monitoring work, carried out by the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva team. By analysing and reporting on key events and trends in the Foundation\u2019s areas of interest, we aim to draw readers\u2019 attention to pertinent developments in North Africa, the Sahel, West Asia and Europe, which are not always covered in \u2018mainstream\u2019 media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">In addition to sharing news from these four regions, the Cordoba Update is an opportunity for the Foundation to provide regular updates on its publications, events and other developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">In line with the programmes and projects funded by partners of the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva, updates and information are included under the following themes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Islamist-Secular relations;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Transition and Political participation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Relations between communities of different ethnic, cultural and religious affiliations;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Violent extremism and the war on terror;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The Cordoba Foundation of Geneva in the media;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">General information.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">For questions and\/or feedback regarding the content and form of the Cordoba Update, please contact Sarah Franck: <a href=\"mailto:sarah.franck@cordoue.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sarah.franck@cordoue.ch<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: none; width: 50%; margin: auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Le CORDOBA UPDATE est un bimensuel qui pr\u00e9sente le travail continu de suivi r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par l\u2019\u00e9quipe de la Fondation Cordoue de Gen\u00e8ve. Par l\u2019analyse des \u00e9v\u00e9nements et tendances qui concernent les domaines d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat de la Fondation, nous visons \u00e0 attirer l\u2019attention de nos lecteurs sur les d\u00e9veloppements pertinents en Afrique du Nord, dans le Sahel, en Asie de l\u2019Ouest et en Europe, une actualit\u00e9 qui n\u2019est pas toujours couverte dans les m\u00e9dias dits \u2018traditionnels\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Outre le partage de l\u2019actualit\u00e9 de ces quatre r\u00e9gions, le \u00ab Cordoba Update \u00bb est un moyen pour la Fondation de fournir des mises \u00e0 jour r\u00e9guli\u00e8res sur ses publications, \u00e9v\u00e9nements et autres d\u00e9veloppements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">En accord avec les programmes et projets financ\u00e9s par les partenaires de la Fondation Cordoue de Gen\u00e8ve, les mises \u00e0 jour et informations concernent les th\u00e8mes suivants :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Relations islamistes-s\u00e9culiers ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Transition et participation politique ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Relations entre communaut\u00e9s de diff\u00e9rentes affiliations ethniques, culturelles et religieuses ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">L\u2019extr\u00e9misme violent et la guerre contre le terrorisme ;<br><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">La Fondation Cordoue de Gen\u00e8ve dans les m\u00e9dias ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Information g\u00e9n\u00e9rale.<br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Pour des questions et \/ ou des commentaires concernant le contenu et la forme du Cordoba Update, veuillez contacter Sarah Franck : <a href=\"mailto:sarah.franck@cordoue.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sarah.franck@cordoue.ch<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>ISLAMIST-SECULAR RELATIONS \/ RELATIONS ENTRE S\u00c9CULIERS ET ISLAMISTES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mauritanie, 31.01.17 : retour \u00e0 la case d\u00e9part dans l\u2019affaire du bloggeur accus\u00e9 d\u2019apostasie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019affaire du jeune blogueur Mohamed Cheikh Ould M\u2019Khaitir continue de d\u00e9frayer la chronique en Mauritanie. Alors que certains groupes s\u00e9culiers mobilisent fortement pour l\u2019ex\u00e9cution de la peine de mort prononc\u00e9e contre le blogueur en 2014, l\u2019Etat et la justice ne semblent pas \u00eatre press\u00e9s d\u2019aller au bout de cette affaire.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s beaucoup de va-et-vient entre les diff\u00e9rentes institutions judiciaires, le dossier du jeune condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 mort avait atterri devant la Cour supr\u00eame. Celle-ci devait trancher, en dernier ressort, si le repentir que l\u2019accus\u00e9 avait prononc\u00e9 devant la Cour d\u2019appel \u00e9tait valide ou non, sachant que ce repentir avait amen\u00e9 les juges de la Cour d\u2019appel \u00e0 requalifier son accusation \u00ab d\u2019apostasie \u00bb \u00e0 \u00ab m\u00e9cr\u00e9ance \u00bb. La Cour supr\u00eame, sans se prononcer sur le fond de l\u2019affaire, a statu\u00e9 le 31 janvier 2017 que M. M\u2019khaitir devra \u00eatre jug\u00e9 de nouveau en appel, par une composition diff\u00e9rente de la premi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>Pour accentuer la pression, la quasi-totalit\u00e9 des Oul\u00e9mas mauritaniens avaient soutenu qu\u2019en cas d\u2019apostasie, le repentir n\u2019affranchit pas de la peine de mort. Une manifestation g\u00e9ante rassemblant plus de 100.000 personnes avait \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9e pour r\u00e9clamer la mise \u00e0 mort du blogueur au moment o\u00f9 la Cour supr\u00eame se penchait sur le dossier.<\/p>\n<p>Cette position d\u2019unanimit\u00e9 des Oul\u00e9mas a r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 mise \u00e0 rude \u00e9preuve par \u00e0 un cas de \u00ab repentir accept\u00e9 \u00bb. Elatigh Ould Abba, jeune mauritanien vivant aux Etats-Unis et qui aurait publi\u00e9 des articles tr\u00e8s acerbes et des critiques directes et s\u00e9v\u00e8res contre l\u2019Islam et ses symboles, dont les proph\u00e8tes, avait en effet \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 pour les m\u00eames motifs. Selon les blogueurs, ces posts avaient suscit\u00e9 en 2013 des r\u00e9actions de d\u00e9sapprobations mitig\u00e9es sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux au niveau local. Certains Oul\u00e9mas ont \u00e9t\u00e9 par la suite accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir \u00ab ignor\u00e9 sa m\u00e9cr\u00e9ance \u00bb, du fait qu\u2019il soit issu d\u2019une famille Zouaya (marabout, de caste jug\u00e9e socialement sup\u00e9rieure en Mauritanie), alors que Ould M\u2019Khaitir est, lui, M\u2019Alem (forgeron, de caste jug\u00e9e inf\u00e9rieure en Mauritanie).<\/p>\n<p>De son c\u00f4t\u00e9, le S\u00e9nateur de Mbout (sud) Youssouf Tidiany Sylla demande la lib\u00e9ration de Mohamed Cheikh Ould M\u2019Khaitir. Pour cet \u00e9lu, le seul qui ait os\u00e9 s\u2019afficher publiquement aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s du blogueur d\u00e9tenu, \u00ab ce jeune qui s\u2019est repenti, doit, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la loi, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019Islam, \u00eatre lib\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00bb. Selon lui, la justice a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab prise en otage par la pression populaire \u00bb dans l\u2019affaire M\u2019Khaitir. Il ajouta en outre que si cette justice c\u00e8de, \u00e7a sera un \u00ab pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent dangereux \u00bb pour l\u2019Etat de droit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d\u2019informations :<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=694684\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youssouf Tidjany Sylla : \u00abDans le cas de Mkheytir, la justice est prise en otage\u2026 <span class=\"xl__end\">\u00bb<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Cridem<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=665344\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">Cridem<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/who-mohamed-cheikh-ould-mkhaitir-mauritanian-blogger-death-row-apostasy-1591453\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who mohamed cheikh ould mkhaitir mauritanian blogger death row <span class=\"xl__end\">apostasy<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 ibtimes.co.uk<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=694436\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">Cridem<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peinedemort.org\/document\/9301\/Mauritanie_Cour_supreme_annule_verdict_appel_apostat_condamne_mort\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mauritanie Cour supreme annule verdict appel apostat condamne <span class=\"xl__end\">mort<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 peinedemort.org<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gps.mr\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=5068;2017-02-12-17-31-55&#038;catid=31;justice-en-mauritanie\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">gps.mr<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>TRANSITION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION \/ TRANSITION ET PARTICIPATION POLITIQUE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali, 18.02.17 : La mise en place des autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires bloqu\u00e9e par la CMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019installation des autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires dans le Nord du Mali, pr\u00e9vue par l\u2019accord de paix de 2015 et qui devait d\u00e9buter samedi 18 f\u00e9vrier 2017 \u00e0 Kidal, bastion de l\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion, a \u00e9t\u00e9 report\u00e9e apr\u00e8s une contestation des nominations approuv\u00e9es par le gouvernement.<\/p>\n<p>Les pr\u00e9sidents des autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires des cinq r\u00e9gions de Kidal, Gao, Tombouctou, M\u00e9naka et Taoud\u00e9nit avaient en effet \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le gouvernement le 17 f\u00e9vrier 2017 et leur installation devait d\u00e9buter \u00e0 Kidal le 18 f\u00e9vrier dernier. Ainsi, la voie semblait libre pour l\u2019investiture d\u2019Hassan Ag Fagaga, membre de la Coordination des mouvements de l\u2019Azawad (CMA, ex-r\u00e9bellion), d\u00e9sign\u00e9 unanimement par les membres signataires de l\u2019accord d\u2019Alger comme pr\u00e9sident du Conseil int\u00e9rimaire de Kidal le mercredi 15 f\u00e9vrier. Or, le d\u00e9cret du conseil des ministres publi\u00e9 tard vendredi soir a suscit\u00e9 les r\u00e9serves de la CMA. En effet, contrairement \u00e0 toute attente, le gouvernement a nomm\u00e9 un nouveau gouverneur pour Kidal. Il s\u2019agit de Sidi Mohamed Ag Ichrach, inspecteur des douanes, issu de la tribu touar\u00e8gue des Imghad (rivale des Ifoghas, ma\u00eetres de Kidal) et proche des Gatia (Pro-Bamako).<\/p>\n<p>Ainsi, une source au minist\u00e8re malien de l\u2019Administration territoriale a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019AFP que par souci d\u2019apaisement, le gouvernement malien a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de reporter les c\u00e9r\u00e9monies d\u2019installation des autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires dans les r\u00e9gions du Nord . Les \u00ab manifestations hostiles dans certaines localit\u00e9s du Nord caus\u00e9es par l\u2019installation des autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires \u00bb ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9voqu\u00e9es comme la principale raison du report de cette installation par cette m\u00eame source minist\u00e9rielle.<\/p>\n<p>En vertu de l\u2019accord de paix sign\u00e9 en mai-juin 2015, les autorit\u00e9s int\u00e9rimaires devront g\u00e9rer les cinq r\u00e9gions concern\u00e9es en attendant l\u2019\u00e9lection par la population d\u2019Assembl\u00e9es, qui seront-elles-m\u00eames dot\u00e9es de pouvoirs importants. Leur mission sera notamment de pr\u00e9parer ces \u00e9lections et de favoriser le retour des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s. Les patrouilles mixtes entre militaires maliens, combattants des groupes pro-gouvernementaux et de l\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion, sont cens\u00e9es pr\u00e9figurer la refonte d\u2019une arm\u00e9e malienne unitaire.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d\u2019informations :<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maliweb.net\/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord\/nord-mali-nouveau-report-de-linstallation-autorites-interimaires-2059232.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nord mali nouveau report de linstallation autorites <span class=\"xl__end\">interimaires<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliweb<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/nord-du-mali-nouveau-report-de-linstallation-des-autorites-interimaires\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nord du mali nouveau report de linstallation des autorites <span class=\"xl__end\">interimaires<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/malijet.com\/actualte_dans_les_regions_du_mali\/rebellion_au_nord_du_mali\/178159-mali-annulation-de-l-installation-de-l-autorite-interimaire-a-ki.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mali annulation de l\u2019installation de l\u2019autorite interimaire a <span class=\"xl__end\">ki<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Malijet<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170220222734\/http:\/\/www.zahraa.mr:80\/node\/11106\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u062a\u0639\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0631\u0624\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0633\u0644\u0637\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0646\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0637\u0642 \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a (\u0623\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0621) | \u0632\u0647\u0631\u0629 \u0634\u0646\u0642\u064a\u0637 - \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0648\u0631\u064a\u062a\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 <span class=\"xl__end\">\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0629<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 zahraa.mr \u00b7 copie archiv\u00e9e<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/malijet.com\/actualte_dans_les_regions_du_mali\/rebellion_au_nord_du_mali\/178165-%5Breportage%5D-un-mois-apr%C3%A8s-l%E2%80%99attentat%2C-le-moc-de-gao-reprend-les.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[reportage] un mois apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat, le moc de gao reprend <span class=\"xl__end\">les<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Malijet<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/gao-la-cma-et-la-plateforme-nont-aucune-legitimite-historique-et-geographique\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gao : \u00ab la CMA et la Plateforme n\u2019ont aucune l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 historique et g\u00e9ographique <span class=\"xl__end\">\u00bb<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/mali7.net\/2017\/02\/19\/repartition-des-autorites-interimaires-letat-malien-se-fait-rouler-dans-la-farine\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repartition des autorites interimaires letat malien se fait rouler dans la <span class=\"xl__end\">farine<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 mali7.net<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/mali-nouvelles-tensions-entre-les-groupes-armes-signataires-de-laccord-de-paix\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mali nouvelles tensions entre les groupes armes signataires de laccord de <span class=\"xl__end\">paix<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maliweb.net\/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord\/processus-de-paix-dautorite-interimaire-a-kidal-ex-rebelles-protestent-nomination-nouveau-gouverneur-2059162.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Processus de paix dautorite interimaire a kidal ex rebelles protestent nomination nouveau <span class=\"xl__end\">gouverneur<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliweb<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/news.abamako.com\/h\/153122.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">news.abamako.com<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, 16-19.02.2017: ISIS Releases Video Threatening Egypt\u2019s Christians, Showing Church Bomber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State released a video on Sunday, 19 February 2017, featuring a statement by the man they allege is responsible for the attack on the St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Cairo last December, which killed at least 28 people. The group claimed responsibility for the December 11 bombing two days after it was carried out, but doubts were initially raised about the veracity of these claims. The video features a voice-over claiming that a man named Abou Abdallah al-Masry detonated an explosive belt inside the Church, which is consistent with the statement issued by the Islamic State two days after the attack which named Masry as the attacker.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Egypt\u2019s Cabinet announced a decision to ban motorbikes from several areas in central and north Sinai for a year. The move is part of a wider strategy to restrict movement in the peninsula, particularly North Sinai, where security forces have been engaged in armed conflict with militants since 2013. The ban, which was issued on February 16 and made public a couple of days later, includes three of North Sinai\u2019s major cities: Arish, Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah, which have the highest number of militia groups operating in them.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Egyptian government has intensified efforts in the last six months to bolster its ability to intercept and monitor messages and data sent over the internet, interfering with the digital security tools that facilitate secure communication channels. While there is a history of the Egyptian government breaching private security, something new may be on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Egypt\u2019s court of cassation issued a final verdict for 10 defendants over murder-related charges in the 2012 Port Said stadium massacre, which took the lives of over 70 football fans, upholding a June 2015 death sentence. After protracted legal procedures and a long appeal process, in June 2015 a lower Egyptian court sentenced 11 people to death, including one in absentia, in a retrial of the case after receiving the Grand Mufti\u2019s opinion on the verdict. The 2015 verdicts were appealed automatically by the prosecution, in accordance with Egyptian law on death sentences. In the final trial, the defendants were found guilty on charges of premeditated murder and attempted murder of Egypt\u2019s Ahly Club football fans, thuggery, vandalism and theft. In the same case, another ten defendants received 15-year sentences, 15 received 10 year sentences, and 15 others received five year sentences. One defendant received a one year sentence. Twenty-one defendants were acquitted.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/258444\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypts-PM-bans-motorcycles-in-north,-central-Sinai.aspx\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypts PM bans motorcycles in north, central <span class=\"xl__end\">Sinai<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Ahram Online<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/en\/2017\/02\/20\/news\/u\/islamic-state-releases-video-of-man-alleged-to-be-responsible-for-december-church-bombing\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic state releases video of man alleged to be responsible for december church <span class=\"xl__end\">bombing<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Mada Masr<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/en\/2017\/02\/10\/feature\/politics\/infinite-eyes-in-the-network-government-escalates-attack-on-secure-communication\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infinite eyes in the network government escalates attack on secure <span class=\"xl__end\">communication<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Mada Masr<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/258539\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypt-court-issues-final-death-sentence-for--in--P.aspx\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt court issues final death sentence for in <span class=\"xl__end\">P<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Ahram Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain, 07.02\u2013 15.02.2017: Protestors Mark \u2018Arab Spring\u2019 Uprisings, Mourn the Deaths of Three People.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Protestors were seen on the streets of Bahrain on 14 February, commemorating the six-year anniversary of the \u2018Arab Spring\u2019 uprising. According to media reports, protesters were observed holding pictures of those who were killed during the clashes in 2011 and in subsequent years, while others were heard chanting slogans reminiscent of the 2011 uprising. According to The New Arab, policemen fired tear gas and stun grenades to prevent people from accessing the main road into the Bahraini capital, Manama. Social media accounts reported a number of injuries sustained by demonstrators, however these reports were not confirmed by the Bahraini Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>In another incident, two people were injured by what the Interior Ministry called a \u00ab\u00a0terrorist blast,\u00a0\u00bb however no further details were given and it is unclear whether this event was related to the commemorative protests taking place across the island.<\/p>\n<p>On 15 February, witnesses reported hundreds of people on the streets of the Bahraini village of Bani Jamra, shouting anti-regime slogans. According to reports, more demonstrators clashed with police in Bahrain\u2019s capital Manama on the same day, after mourners gathered for three people who were killed on 9 February, while allegedly attempting to flee the country for Iran. According to the Interior Ministry, the three were either prisoners who escaped in the 1 January storming of Jaw prison or their accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>The Bahrain News Agency reported that the Arab Parliament, based in Cairo, voiced its \u00ab\u00a0unwavering support to the Kingdom of Bahrain, backing all measures to maintain its security and stability and protect its territories,\u00a0\u00bb adding that \u00ab\u00a0the pan-Arab panel commended the success of Bahrain\u2019s security forces in thwarting the attempt to smuggle a number of terror-related fugitives.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaraby.co.uk\/english\/news\/2017\/2\/14\/clashes-erupt-as-bahrain-protesters-mark-uprising-anniversary\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clashes erupt as bahrain protesters mark uprising <span class=\"xl__end\">anniversary<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Al-Araby Al-Jadeed<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170215-man-and-wife-injured-by-terrorist-explosion-in-bahrain\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man and wife injured by terrorist explosion in <span class=\"xl__end\">bahrain<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moi_bahrain\/status\/831590565187874817\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0629 - Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain) on <span class=\"xl__end\">X<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170209-bahrain-prevents-terrorists-fleeing-to-iran\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bahrain prevents terrorists fleeing to <span class=\"xl__end\">iran<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bna.bh\/portal\/en\/news\/770627\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">bna.bh<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D5Y1mZeqXbk\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vid\u00e9o sur <span class=\"xl__end\">YouTube<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\">\u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0646: \u0627\u062d\u0628\u0627\u0637 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0647\u0631\u064a\u0628 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaraby.co.uk\/english\/news\/2017\/2\/16\/bahrain-mourners-clash-with-police-following-jailbreak-funerals\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bahrain mourners clash with police following jailbreak <span class=\"xl__end\">funerals<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Al-Araby Al-Jadeed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iraq, 08.02-14.02.2017: Violent Protests in Baghdad Green Zone over Iraqi Electoral Reform<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the Iraqi religious leader, Muqtada al Sadr, demonstrated in Baghdad on 8 February, demanding electoral reform ahead of provincial elections expected in September 2017. These protests mark the latest in a long series of demands for political reform, carried out by al Sadr\u2019s supporters, in and around the capital\u2019s diplomatic area, in the Green Zone. Demonstrators were reportedly demanding reform of the Independent High Electoral Commission, which is seen to be a partial and corrupt conduit, used for retrenching the presence of existing political blocs in the upcoming provincial elections. One protestor told press that \u00ab\u00a0one of our main demands is for the members of the electoral commission to be changed because they are currently all affiliated to a big political party. Ultimately, we want to change the political leadership that has dragged this country into crisis and replace them with people who work to serve the Iraqi nation and people.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Continuing the protests on 11 February, thousands of demonstrators were caught in clashes with Iraqi security forces at the entrance to the Green Zone, with reports of at least seven people killed and hundreds of protesters and members of the security forces injured. Middle East Monitor reported that \u00ab\u00a0police used tear gas and fired rubber-coated bullets to try to disperse the crowds.\u00a0\u00bb Violence in the capital escalated further just hours later, with reports that a number of rockets were fired from inside Baghdad, striking in the Green Zone area, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the protests, the head of the electoral commission refused to step down, calling the protests a \u00ab\u00a0Shia-Shia dispute.\u00a0\u00bb The confrontation between Iraqi protestors and the security forces continued on 14 February, and the Iraqi security forces enacted strict measures in Baghdad, in an attempt to head off renewed clashes with Sadr\u2019s supporters during a symbolic funeral for the victims of 11 February clashes. In defiance of the electoral commission\u2019s decision, and the security forces\u2019 controls, The New Arab reported that thousands of people participated in a silent protest in central Baghdad on 17 February. There were no reports of violence, with organisers asking participants to refrain from chanting slogans. Waving Iraqi flags, the demonstrators stayed silent \u00ab\u00a0for more than an hour, and many of them had taped their mouths.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>According to observers, the contentious nature of Iraq\u2019s powerful political blocs is an impediment to finding political solutions to the many social and economic problems that the country suffers from. The defiance of Baghdad\u2019s protestors is indicative of the level of mistrust in the central Iraqi government, even within the capital city. This disdain towards the established political culture is leading some observers to question whether the upcoming provincial elections could see new political actors enter the Iraqi political fray, and perhaps even present a challenge to the political factions based in the Green Zone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iraqi-clerics-followers-demand-electoral-reform-baghdad-protest-449078496\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraqi cleric&#039;s followers demand electoral reform in Baghdad <span class=\"xl__end\">protest<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Eye<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170211-violence-in-baghdad-as-thousands-demonstrate-against-iraq-government\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violence in baghdad as thousands demonstrate against iraq <span class=\"xl__end\">government<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/clashes-baghadad-iraqis-protest-against-government-2041026452\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clashes baghadad iraqis protest against <span class=\"xl__end\">government<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Eye<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaraby.co.uk\/english\/news\/2017\/2\/11\/police-fire-tear-gas-as-thousands-demonstrate-in-baghdad\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police fire tear gas as thousands demonstrate in <span class=\"xl__end\">baghdad<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Al-Araby Al-Jadeed<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170215-iraq-renewed-tensions-between-sadr-supporters-and-security-forces\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq renewed tensions between sadr supporters and security <span class=\"xl__end\">forces<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>RELATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS \/ <br>RELATIONS ENTRE COMMUNAUT\u00c9S DE DIFF\u00c9RENTES AFFILIATIONS ETHNIQUES, CULTURELLES ET RELIGIEUSES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali, 12.02.17: Au moins 20 morts dans des affrontements meurtriers entre Peuls et Bambara au centre du pays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Au moins 20 personnes ont p\u00e9ri dans des violences qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 le 11 f\u00e9vrier 2017 dans le centre du Mali entre des membres de l\u2019ethnie Peule et Bambara. Les affrontements auraient \u00e9clat\u00e9 \u00e0 la suite de l\u2019assassinat, le 10 f\u00e9vrier, d\u2019un agriculteur bambara. L\u2019acte aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 imput\u00e9 \u00e0 des Peuls, qualifi\u00e9s de \u00ab djihadistes \u00bb, ce qui a suscit\u00e9 des actes de repr\u00e9sailles contre la communaut\u00e9 Peule.<\/p>\n<p>Selon un communiqu\u00e9 du minist\u00e8re malien de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 : \u00ab trois jours apr\u00e8s les violences ayant oppos\u00e9 les communaut\u00e9s Bambara et Peule dans les localit\u00e9s de Kama et S\u00e8n\u00e8bamanan, le dernier bilan \u00e9tabli est de vingt morts, seize bless\u00e9s et d\u2019importants d\u00e9g\u00e2ts mat\u00e9riels \u00bb. Des sources proches de la communaut\u00e9 Peule \u00e9voquent 70 morts. Selon l\u2019ORTM (t\u00e9l\u00e9vision officielle malienne), ces violences ont fait 600 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Les tensions sont fr\u00e9quentes dans le centre du Mali entre Bambaras et Peuls. Ces derniers sont souvent soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s de collusion avec les groupes violents \u00e0 r\u00e9f\u00e9rence religieuse, en raison notamment de la pr\u00e9sence dans la r\u00e9gion depuis 2015 d\u2019un mouvement arm\u00e9 fond\u00e9 par le pr\u00e9dicateur radical Peul Amadou Koufa, alli\u00e9 au groupe Ansar Dine du chef touareg Iyad Ag Ghaly.<\/p>\n<p>Par ailleurs, une op\u00e9ration de l\u2019arm\u00e9e malienne, men\u00e9e le 06 f\u00e9vrier 2017, contre une pr\u00e9sum\u00e9e \u00ab base arri\u00e8re \u00bb des fid\u00e8les d\u2019Amadou Koufa \u00e0 Dialloub\u00e9 (centre) a fait au moins un mort, et une vingtaine de personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9es. Plusieurs civils sont \u00e9galement port\u00e9s disparus, dont certains auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s par l\u2019arm\u00e9e. Dans une d\u00e9claration l\u2019avocat des d\u00e9tenus, Ma\u00eetre Barry, a soutenu que l\u2019on faisait croire que ces individus sont des \u00ab terroristes \u00bb, alors que selon lui \u00ab ce sont des civils chez qui on n\u2019a m\u00eame pas trouv\u00e9 une seule arme, un seul b\u00e2ton \u00bb. Il ajouta qu\u2019\u00e0 ce jour pr\u00e8s de 200 pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s \u00ab\u00a0djihadistes\u00a0\u00bb peuls seraient d\u00e9tenus dans les prisons maliennes alors que selon l\u2019avocat \u00ab ce sont en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 des civils \u00bb. Enfin, Ma\u00eetre Barry a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 des ex\u00e9cutions sommaires de civils peuls qui auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 enterr\u00e9s dans des fosses communes dans le centre du pays.<\/p>\n<p>Interrog\u00e9e sur ces accusations, une source du minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense a affirm\u00e9 que ces \u00ab pr\u00e9tendues ex\u00e9cutions sommaires \u00bb ne sont en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 que des \u00ab d\u00e9clarations partisanes \u00bb et que concernant les personnes arr\u00eat\u00e9es \u00e0 Dialloub\u00e9, une proc\u00e9dure judiciaire \u00e9tait en cours.<\/p>\n<p>Quatre ministres, dont le ministre de la Justice Mamadou Konat\u00e9, se sont rendus sur place et ont annonc\u00e9 l\u2019ouverture d\u2019une enqu\u00eate pour que les auteurs de ces violences soient arr\u00eat\u00e9s et traduits en justice. Selon une source locale, l\u2019heure est \u00e0 la paix et \u00e0 la r\u00e9conciliation. Les communaut\u00e9s ont enterr\u00e9 leurs cadavres, mais aussi les haches de guerre. Elles ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d\u2019aller d\u00e9sormais au dialogue communautaire pour r\u00e9soudre pacifiquement leurs diff\u00e9rends. Une commission appel\u00e9e commission de coordination de gestion des conflits, compos\u00e9e de 19 membres a en effet \u00e9t\u00e9 mise en place \u00e0 T\u00e9nenkou. Cette commission fait office de \u00ab police communautaire \u00bb, selon les mots du ministre de la r\u00e9conciliation nationale, Mohamed El Moctar. Un m\u00e9canisme qui s\u2019apparenterait \u00e0 un m\u00e9canisme d\u2019alerte pr\u00e9coce qui pousserait au dialogue communautaire en cas de probl\u00e8me entre les populations.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d\u2019informations :<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/centre-du-mali-au-moins-20-morts-dans-des-violences-intercommunautaires-nouveau-bilan\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre du Mali: au moins 20 morts dans des violences intercommunautaires (nouveau <span class=\"xl__end\">bilan)<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/malijet.com\/actualte_dans_les_regions_du_mali\/178160-violences-ethniques-menace-terroriste-confusion-dans-le-centre-d.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violences ethniques, menace terroriste : confusion dans le centre du <span class=\"xl__end\">Mali<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Malijet<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/centre-du-mali-une-dizaine-de-morts-dans-des-violences-intercommunautaires\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre du mali une dizaine de morts dans des violences <span class=\"xl__end\">intercommunautaires<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/mali-lutte-contre-le-terrorisme-les-motos-deux-roues-interdites-dans-les-cercles-de-niono-et-macina\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mali : Lutte contre le terrorisme : LES MOTOS DEUX ROUES INTERDITES DANS LES CERCLES DE NIONO ET <span class=\"xl__end\">MACINA<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/mali-affrontements-communautaires-a-tenenkou-mise-en-place-dun-mecanisme-de-gestion-pacifique-des-conflits\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mali affrontements communautaires a tenenkou mise en place dun mecanisme de gestion pacifique des <span class=\"xl__end\">conflits<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Maliactu<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=694686\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">Cridem<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iraq, 07-22.02.17: Future Security Challenges in Iraq and the Implications on Social Conciliation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the offensive against the \u00ab\u00a0Islamic State\u00a0\u00bb group begins in western Mosul, security analysts caution that the battle will not spell the definitive end of inter-communal violence in Iraq. According to a senior Kurdish intelligence official, Lahur Talabany, driving the so-called Islamic State from its base in Mosul could result in a change of tactics, including recourse to insurgency from mountains and deserts. Speaking to Reuters, Talabany \u00ab\u00a0also expressed concerns that another group similar to the Sunni Muslim Islamic State could emerge to menace Iraq again if political leaders fail to secure reconciliation between sects,\u00a0\u00bb indicating the importance of attention to the deep social divisions that have developed between Iraqi people.<\/p>\n<p>Talabany\u2019s opinion was echoed in a February article for the Institute for the Study of War, which draws attention to the formation of post-Islamic State insurgencies and the renewed presence of al Qaeda in Iraq. The author stressed the continued activities of numerous non-state armed groups in Iraq, who have also been in conflict with the Islamic State group. These include the neo-Baathist groups Jaysh al-Rijal al-Tariqa al-Naqshbandiya and the 1920s Revolution Brigades, as well as several former Baathist leaders who currently lead Islamic State brigades, but who could outlast the group, continuing their own insurrectionary operations. This article noted that such groups can exploit ongoing sectarian and ethnic violence in Iraq, such as in Diyala, to regain ground, should the Islamic State group lose control of its territories in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Such tensions between Iraq\u2019s communities of diverse ethnic and religious affiliations have been evidenced in reports emerging from the ongoing battles, particularly in the country\u2019s northern provinces. Reports abound of Sunni Iraqis prevented from returning to their homes in areas that are now controlled by Shia militias, known as Popular Mobilisation Forces, and Kurdish armed forces, called Peshmerga. Human Rights Watch, among other sources, has noted that, in some cases, Sunni Iraqis\u2019 homes are being demolished, to prevent the return of civilians who have been displaced by conflict. While some have argued that this move is to prevent the return of members of the Islamic State to the liberated areas, other reports have indicated that some Iraqi militias aim to reinforce physical distance between communities. In a video relayed by the Middle East Monitor, Salman Esso Habba, head of the \u00ab\u00a0Christian Mobilisation\u00a0\u00bb militia in Iraq, ordered the Sunni tribes living in the Tel Kayf area to evacuate, claiming that the town belonged to Christians only.<\/p>\n<p>The above reports indicate that the potential for peaceful coexistence between Iraqi communities is continuously jeopardized by the campaign of the so-called Islamic State group and other armed non-state actors like al Qaeda, as well as by the militias that have mobilized against the Islamic State since 2014. The alienation, and even persecution, of the once-powerful Sunni communities of Iraq could mean a never-ending cycle of insurgency against the Iraqi government, the Popular Mobilisation Forces, and the civilian population more widely.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.reuters.com\/article\/idUSKBN15V18Z\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">Reuters<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/iswresearch.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/02\/warning-update-iraqs-sunni-insurgency.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warning update iraqs sunni <span class=\"xl__end\">insurgency<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 iswresearch.blogspot.co.uk<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/columns\/its-end-we-know-it-and-we-are-no-safer-910895976\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#039;s the end of IS as we know it - but this is just the <span class=\"xl__end\">beginning<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Eye<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170216-hrw-iran-backed-shia-militias-destroying-sunni-homes-in-iraq\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HRW: Iran-backed Shia militias destroying Sunni homes in <span class=\"xl__end\">Iraq<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170208-iraq-christian-militia-threatens-toethnically-cleanse-sunni-arabs\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq christian militia threatens toethnically cleanse sunni <span class=\"xl__end\">arabs<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuwait, 15.02.2017: Iranian President Visits Kuwait and Oman, Seeking to Mend Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 15 February, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held talks with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who was engaged by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to launch a dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran that aims to normalise Iran-Gulf relations. The preliminary conditions of such a dialogue were outlined in the GCC meeting held in Manama, in December 2016, and include: \u00ab\u00a0non-interference in the internal affairs of the Gulf states \u2013 which Iran is repeatedly accused of \u2013 respecting their sovereignty and establishing good neighbouring relations.\u00a0\u00bb This initiative led to an official trip to Tehran by the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah, in January 2017, where he called for \u00ab\u00a0normalisation of ties and opening dialogue.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>According to the official news agency of Kuwait, the two leaders held talks on \u00ab\u00a0latest regional and international developments.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Some experts see Kuwait as a potential \u2018gateway\u2019 for Iran\u2019s improved relations with the rest of the Gulf nations. According to Ayed Al-Mannaa, a political science professor at Kuwait University, \u00ab\u00a0Iran views Kuwait as a trustworthy mediator.\u00a0\u00bb The latest attempt at dialogue comes as a welcome development in the context of mounting tension, since Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in early 2016, after two Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran were attacked, in the aftermath of the execution of prominent Saudi religious leader, Sheikh Nimr al Nimr. In addition, the escalation of regional involvement in ongoing wars in Syria and Yemen have further exacerbated tensions between the two regional powers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaraby.co.uk\/english\/news\/2017\/2\/15\/irans-president-rouhani-visits-kuwait-to-soothe-gulf-tensions\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s President Rouhani visits Kuwait to soothe Gulf <span class=\"xl__end\">tensions<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Al-Araby Al-Jadeed<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuna.net.kw\/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2592284&#038;Language=en\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">kuna.net.kw<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuna.net.kw\/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2592129&#038;language=en\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">kuna.net.kw<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20170217-experts-kuwait-could-be-irans-gateway-to-the-gulf\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experts kuwait could be irans gateway to the <span class=\"xl__end\">gulf<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Middle East Monitor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND THE WAR ON TERROR \/ EXTR\u00c9MISME VIOLENT ET LA GUERRE CONTRE LA TERREUR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali, 06.02.2017 : Les pays du G5 Sahel cr\u00e9ent leur force commune \u00ab contre le terrorisme \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Les chefs d\u2019Etat du Burkina Faso, du Mali, de Mauritanie, du Niger et du Tchad, pays membres du G5 Sahel, se sont r\u00e9unis en sommet (\u00e0 Bamako) le 6 f\u00e9vrier dernier autour du th\u00e8me de \u00ab la situation s\u00e9curitaire au Mali et son impact dans le Sahel \u00bb. Les repr\u00e9sentants de ces pays ont annonc\u00e9 vouloir r\u00e9aliser leur projet de force commune destin\u00e9e \u00e0 combattre les groupes violents \u00e0 r\u00e9f\u00e9rence religieuse utilisant notamment le Mali comme \u00ab base de repli \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>La d\u00e9cision de cr\u00e9ation de cette \u00ab force conjointe du G5 Sahel \u00bb, dont ni les effectifs, ni le commandement, ni le mode de fonctionnement n\u2019ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9cis\u00e9s, remonte au sommet de l\u2019organisation, tenu le 20 novembre 2015 \u00e0 N\u2019Djamena (Tchad).<\/p>\n<p>Lors de la conf\u00e9rence de presse finale du sommet de Bamako, le pr\u00e9sident du Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab Nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de rendre effective la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une force G5 pour lutter contre le terrorisme (\u2026) Nous allons demander une r\u00e9solution des Nations unies et du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour appuyer la cr\u00e9ation de cette force \u00bb. De son c\u00f4t\u00e9, le chef d\u2019Etat malien, Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que face \u00e0 la mont\u00e9e de l\u2019extr\u00e9misme il fallait \u00ab mutualiser les efforts pour relever les d\u00e9fis \u00bb et \u00ab aller plus loin pour r\u00e9aliser le Sahel de la d\u00e9fense \u00bb. Le pr\u00e9sident tchadien, Idriss D\u00e9by Itno a demand\u00e9 aux pays europ\u00e9ens de les soutenir dans ce processus. Selon lui en effet, \u00ab nous allons nous-m\u00eames \u00eatre en premi\u00e8re ligne dans la lutte contre le terrorisme dans l\u2019espace G5 \u00bb, ce qui permettra aux pays europ\u00e9ens de \u00ab faire l\u2019\u00e9conomie des vies de leurs soldats \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Par ailleurs, des initiatives visant \u00e0 prendre en compte les contributions des femmes et des jeunes dans les politiques de pr\u00e9vention et de lutte contre l\u2019extr\u00e9misme violent au Sahel ont \u00e9t\u00e9 initi\u00e9es dans le cadre du G5. Des activit\u00e9s lan\u00e7ant ces actions ont en effet \u00e9t\u00e9 entam\u00e9es, respectivement \u00e0 Ouagadougou et Bamako.<\/p>\n<p>En outre, un d\u00e9bat sur l\u2019absence du S\u00e9n\u00e9gal du cadre G5 Sahel s\u2019est impos\u00e9 aux derniers jours du sommet. A l\u2019heure de mettre en place une force conjointe de la \u00ab plateforme r\u00e9gionale contre le terrorisme \u00bb, plusieurs observateurs, notamment s\u00e9n\u00e9galais, d\u00e9plorent que le S\u00e9n\u00e9gal n\u2019y soit pas associ\u00e9. Bakary Sambe, directeur du Timbuktu Institute-African Center for Peace Studies, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019il serait \u00ab illogique et peu r\u00e9aliste \u00bb pour le S\u00e9n\u00e9gal de rester en dehors de cette plateforme r\u00e9gionale.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d\u2019informations :<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2017\/02\/06\/les-pays-du-g5-sahel-veulent-leur-force-commune-contre-le-terrorisme_5075587_3212.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les pays du g5 sahel veulent leur force commune contre le <span class=\"xl__end\">terrorisme<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Le Monde<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/afrique\/20170206-mali-sommet-g5-mieux-securiser-le-sahel\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrorisme: nouveau sommet du G5 Sahel \u00e0 Bamako sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au <span class=\"xl__end\">Mali<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 RFI<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g5sahel.org\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xl__end\">g5sahel.org<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/mali7.net\/2017\/02\/13\/interview-du-coordinateur-du-rjp-du-g5-sahel-federer-toutes-les-forces-des-jeunes-de-financer-et-de-soutenir-les-initiatives-des-jeunes-du-g5\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview du coordinateur du rjp du g5 sahel federer toutes les forces des jeunes <span class=\"xl__end\">de\u2026<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 mali7.net<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g5sahel.org\/images\/Docs\/D%C3%A9claration_de_Ouaga_compagnie_a%C3%A9rienneVFfff-rotated.pdf\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D\u00e9claration de Ouaga compagnie a\u00e9rienneVFfff <span class=\"xl__end\">rotated.pdf<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 g5sahel.org<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/afrique.latribune.fr\/afrique-de-l-ouest\/senegal\/2017-02-14\/terrorisme-le-g5-sahel-peut-il-se-passer-du-senegal.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrorisme le g5 sahel peut il se passer du <span class=\"xl__end\">senegal<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 afrique.latribune.fr<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S.A, 17.02.2017: Five ways Donald Trump is wrong about Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, wrote that Donald Trump\u2019s approach to the world\u2019s second largest religion is not just bigoted, but a strategic disaster. He offered the \u00ab\u00a0top five reasons\u00a0\u00bb Steve Bannon, White House chief strategist in the Trump administration, is completely wrong about the \u00ab\u00a0Islamic Threat,\u00a0\u00bb including the Balance of power between the West and all Muslim countries, which is overwhelmingly in the West\u2019s favor. Islam is, in fact, deeply divided, terrorism remains the perfect bogeyman and is just not that big a threat, there is simply no evidence of \u00ab\u00a0creeping Sharia\u00a0\u00bb in the United States and no risk of it occurring in the future, and the \u00ab\u00a0Clash of Civilizations\u00a0\u00bb is a self-fulfilling prophecy.<\/p>\n<p>During his campaign, Trump criticized President Obama for his reluctance to use the words \u00ab\u00a0radical Islamic extremism.\u00a0\u00bb Tom Gjelten, Correspondent, Religion and Belief, National Desk at NPR wrote that the question now is whether the Trump administration will watch its words diligently. White House spokesman Sean Spicer was asked last week about reports that the countering violent extremism program will now be called countering Islamic extremism, reports which he did not refute. In his book The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State, Graeme Wood argues that ISIS is in fact a movement rooted in Islam and that it should be so recognized. On the other hand, he thinks the Trump administration\u2019s insistence on using the term radical Islamic extremism makes little sense. \u00ab\u00a0What we see now is a complete reversal from a strange and pointless refusal to describe ISIS in religious terms at all now giving way to an equally strange and pointless belief that by calling the problem radical Islamic extremism, that will have any effect on the problem itself,\u00a0\u00bb Wood says.<\/p>\n<p>This week Trump\u2019s administration will issue a revised immigration ban targeting the same seven countries listed in the original executive order. A senior administration official said the order, which Trump revised after federal courts held up his original immigration and refugee ban, will target only those same seven Muslim-majority countries \u2014 Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya. The official said that green-card holders and dual citizens of the U.S. and any of those countries are exempt. The new draft also no longer directs authorities to single out \u2014 and reject \u2014 Syrian refugees when processing new visa applications.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, demonstrations were held in cities around the U.S. this weekend to support Muslim Americans and to protest against President Trump\u2019s immigration policies. More than a thousand people of various faiths rallied in New York City on Sunday, 19 February 2017. The \u00ab\u00a0I Am A Muslim Too\u00a0\u00bb event was held in Times Square and was organized by several groups, including the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2017\/02\/17\/five-ways-donald-trump-is-wrong-about-islam\/\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five ways donald trump is wrong about <span class=\"xl__end\">islam<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 Foreign Policy<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/nationworld\/politics\/ct-revised-travel-ban-trump-20170219-story.html\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ct revised travel ban trump <span class=\"xl__end\">story<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 chicagotribune.com<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/times-square-rally-protests-trump-immigration-policies-45601795\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times square rally protests trump immigration <span class=\"xl__end\">policies<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 abcnews.go.com<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/10\/514566938\/trump-reportedly-plans-to-refocus-violent-extremism-initiative-on-muslims\" class=\"xl\" dir=\"auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump reportedly plans to refocus violent extremism initiative on <span class=\"xl__end\">muslims<span class=\"xl__ico\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (site externe, s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"xl-src\"> \u00b7 NPR<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>The views and perspectives contained in the Weekly Update are from individual contributors and external sources, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or position of the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva. The links are neither intended as an endorsement of particular publications nor the only source for the updates, but to connect to information in the public domain, for those interested in background or further details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"xl-note\">CPI n\u2019est pas responsable du contenu des sites externes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7th &#8211; 22th February 2017 Cordoba Foundation of Geneva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Cordoba Update 3\/2017 | CPI-Gen\u00e8ve<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/the-cordoba-update-3-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Cordoba Update 3\/2017 | CPI-Gen\u00e8ve\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"7th &#8211; 22th February 2017 Cordoba Foundation of Geneva\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/the-cordoba-update-3-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cordoba Peace Institute - 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