By Pesha Magid, Al-Monitor: “Sudan recalled its ambassador to Egypt and sent more troops to its border with Eritrea on Jan. 15. The move came amid escalating tensions with Egypt and Eritrea, sparked by a Sudan-Turkey deal to build a military base on the Sudanese island of Suakin, a key Red Sea port.”
IRAQ, SYRIA: ISIS Still Wreaking Havok in Western Iraq, Syrian Border
By Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: “With police being targeted in their homes near Ramadi, and with the Islamic State (IS) still in possession of bases in the vast Iraqi desert, counterattacks on forces across the border in Syria are of growing concern to the Iraqis. ”