Headlines:
• The Myth of the Caliphate: The Political History of an Idea
• Turkey Won't Apologize for Downing Russian Warplane, Erdogan Says
• US: Anti-Islam Group Posts Muslims' Personal Info on Facebook
The world leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is on a papal visit in Africa for a five-day tour. While in Kenya, the Pope held talks with various religious denomination leaders pertaining to interfaith and unity amongst various faiths.
On Friday, 20th November 2015, a group of the Special Branch police task force from Bukit Aman police headquarters has arrested the Head of Media Office, who is also is spokesperson of Hizb ut Tahrir / Malaysia, Ustaz Abdul Hakim Othman at his home in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor.
On 20th November, Chinese authorities acknowledged they had killed 28 people suspected of involvement in an attack on a coal mine in the country’s western frontier province of Xinjiang in September. Those killed were from the Muslim Uyghur population and included 4 women and 3 children (a 9 year old girl, a 6 year old boy, and a 1 year old boy).
Headlines:
• Turkish President ‘Sad’ about Russia Plane Downing
• Declaring 'New Beginning,' EU and Turkey Seal Migrant Deal
• Thousands Mourn Kurdish Lawyer Tahir Elci after Gun Death in Turkey
Question:
The Syrian airspace, especially after Russia's brutal aggression on Syria, has become a militarily arena for American, Russian, Syrian and other aircrafts, in addition to the military conflict on the ground. Successively, the political talks have escalated in Vienna 1, Vienna 2 and Vienna 3 in addition to the side talks...
Question:
My question is about the repercussions of shooting down the Russian plane: Will it lead to an escalation of the air force in the airspace of Syria? Will it extend to the airspace of Turkey? Thank you.
On 11/10/2015, state media published news that a terrorist attack in central Moscow had been foiled and ten people were arrested charged with preparing for the operation. Afterwards, a representative of the security services who did not disclose his name said explosive materials were found "similar to those used in the terrorist attack in Istanbul." The detainees were described as coming from Central Asia, as reported by Interfax news agency on 11/10/2015.
