In the press - Emmanuel Macron announces plan to fight "Islamist separatism"

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In the press, this Tuesday morning, the breakthrough of the Syrian regime in the northwest of the country, where Bashar al-Assad's forces have regained control of several localities around Aleppo.

In a TV intervention broadcast on Monday, the Syrian president welcomed the "liberation" of the country's second city. "The battle for the liberation of the provinces of Aleppo and Idleb continues, despite noisy and empty speeches from the North," defied Bashar al-Assad, quoted by the Syrian newspaper Al-Watan , referring to the threats from Turkey, which wants to hinder the advance of the Syrian army. Its progression is reflected in a major humanitarian crisis. The Saudi Arabian newspaper quotes the UN figure: more than 900,000 people have had to flee the fighting since December 1. The United Nations calls for an "immediate" ceasefire in the region, to prevent the "greatest humanitarian disaster of the beginning of the 21st century" from happening.

This displacement of civilians has been unprecedented since the start of the war in Syria. More than ever, Syrian civilians are "being chased by death on all sides", warns the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour , which specifies that the vast majority of these displaced are women and children. The scale of the civilian flight is such that aid workers say they are completely "overwhelmed". Questioned by the French daily Liberation , one of them, a Syrian, testified: "We could have managed 100,000 additional people, not 800,000. People sleep in their cars, in tents made with pieces of fabric . They burn whatever they can, down to clothes, to keep warm. But children are dying of cold. " With more than 3.5 million refugees, Turkey fears that the Damascus offensive will provoke a new influx of civilians towards its now closed border. "We will not even welcome five more refugees," said the Turkish government, quoted by Middle East Eye .

In Afghanistan, the Taliban said on Monday that they will sign a peace agreement with the United States by the end of the month. The announcement is greeted with cautious optimism by The National , which recalls that there have been "many false starts" since the start of negotiations. These talks may eventually lead to the withdrawal of American troops, provided that the Taliban agree to finally lay down their arms and speak with the Afghan government, which they have never done so far, the daily recalls. UAE. This analysis is shared by Foreign Policy , which says that "the truce between the United States and the Taliban gives hope", but that this hope will lead to nothing "as long as the Afghan government remains excluded from the discussions". The American site also reports the fear of many Afghans that a possible withdrawal of all NATO troops will start a new civil war, as was the case with the withdrawal of the Soviet army, 31 years.

Also in the press, this new leak of documents, dubbed "Karakax list", which highlights the internment policy suffered by the Uighur minority in China. This new leak of official documents, published by twelve media, including the French newspaper Le Monde , makes it possible to observe "the appalling degree of arbitrariness" behind these internments. The reasons most frequently cited to justify them relate to non-compliance with the birth control policy, the demonstration of religious behavior, as well as having "links with foreigners", according to Le Monde , which indicates that the behaviors judged in dispute range from "proselytizing of extremist thoughts" to the simple fact of wearing the veil, or the beard. The daily recalls that several NGOs and researchers estimate that more than a million people are interned in Xinjiang, under the pretext of a large-scale "deradicalization" program.

In France, Emmanuel Macron must present this Tuesday his plan to fight against "Islamist separatism" during a trip to Mulhouse, in the east of the country. According to Le Figaro , the president intends "to tackle at the same time the questions of radicalization, communitarianism and the structuring of Islam in France" and will today focus his remarks on foreign influences on the Islam of France, notably through funding - an initiative welcomed by the newspaper, which warns the president against "the fear of the accusation of Islamophobia", accused of "muzzling the public debate". Presented one month before the first round of municipal elections, Emmanuel Macron's plan, however, raises quite a few questions, L'Opinion reporting the reservations expressed by his right-wing opponents, who suspect him of carrying out, in reality, a communication operation to woo their electorate. The newspaper La Croix believes that if "separatist tendencies in everyday life must be combated (and that foreign funding must be placed under strict control"), it is also necessary to "ensure religious freedom and reach out to populations who suffer from ostracism and relegation. "

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