Author: Italoeuropeo

After years of doubts and incertitude, finally from Iraq arrives a good news. The Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi has officially announced that the city of Ramadi has been retaken by the Iraqi defence forces. Now the national flag waves over the government buildings in Ramadi that had served as the terror group’s base in the city.
Ramadi, before the establishment of Islamic State, was an important city because was the capital of entire region, but with the creation and expansion of administrative power of Islamic State, Ramadi became one of the most strategic settlements for the Isis militias.

The inhabitants of Ramadi since 2011, year during which in Syria and Iraq erupted the conflict between the government and the rebels”, have been suffering a long series of atrocity and violence. Nevertheless after this important result the Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi vowed that the threat of Islamic State and its militants will not continue for along time.

The fall of the province’s capital to the militants was a sign of how far Iraq’s unravelling as a nation state had come since the overthrow in 2003 of Saddam Hussein’s regime, however now the prime minister Iraqi is sure that also Mosul, the other main stronghold Isis, will be liberate by the international coalition forces. Mosul, located in North Iraq, is the largest population centre in territory held by Isis in Iraq, anyway the premier Abadi said in a speech broadcast on state television that: “2016 will be the year of the big and final victory, when Daesh’s presence in Iraq will be terminated”.

However there was still indecision among the Iraqi officials about the liberation of Ramadi because while the national military forces had retaken the government complex, large parts of the city remained under Isis control but at the moment the situation is held by the Iraqi administration.

To celebrate this important achievement Barack Obama, informed of the event, during his holiday at the Hawaii, has released this message: “The continued progress of the Iraqi security forces in the fight to retake Ramadi is a testament to their courage and determination, and our shared commitment to push Isil out of its safe havens,” foto [Iracheno Haider al-Abadi]
The US Defense Secretary, Ash Carter, said: “The expulsion of Isil by Iraqi security forces is a significant step forward in the campaign to defeat this barbaric group.” The French president, François Hollande said that the reconquest of Ramadi was the most important victory in the fight against the international terrorism and the Germany’s foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said “it shows once again that Isis is not unbeatable”.
However this important result would have not been possible without the great support that the Royal Air Force gave to the Iraqi government.

Tornado and Typhoon jets as well as drones had destroyed targets including large groups of terrorists fighting Iraqi government forces. The RAF carried out a lot of missions and so played, once again, a key role in this complicated area of Middle East.

We are approaching to the end of 2015 and like every year, in this particular moment of the year, the Queen Elizabeth II held her usual Christmas Broadcast not only for the citizens of Great Britain but also for the countries of Commonwealth, of which she is symbolic head.

The Queen Elizabeth II began her long reign over the United Kingdom and the other countries that belong at Commonwealth since 1952, year during which has been her official accession to the Crown.

From that moment till now she has always been a true protagonist of the national and international life of the United Kingdom.
In her Christmas speeches of the past she was used to wish “merry Christmas” and “happy new year”, but terminated these real greetings, she started to do a short brief about the main events happened over the months just passed.
This year has been rich of arguments that the Queen could have argued during her speech, in fact the economy of United Kingdom is increasing and the risk of another financial crisis is very far, although there are good economic signals for the future, the international situation in Libia and Middle East is still critical .

The huge immigration flows from the coast of North Africa toward the countries of European Union are affecting the whole Europe, but the true problem is the increasing of international terrorism.

So the Queen Elizabeth II with her last Christmas broadcast wanted to give us a viewpoint about the situation of international terrorism.
She highlighted how the 2015 began with a series of sad and tragic events for the West.

The terrorist attacks in Paris, first into the offices of French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and after at the Kosher supermarket, near the Porte de Vincennes, scared the people of European Union and almost caused the end of the free circulation between the countries that belong at the concordat Schengen.

After those assaults in Paris, the threat of the Islamic terrorism did not stop its violence in that occasion and a few days later organised other attacks also in Denmark, Belgium and Tunisia.
Unfortunately in November 2015 the Europe and its citizens, are fallen again under the fear of Islamic Terrorism. A command compound by members belonged to Islamic State, entered into the Bataclan Arena, located once again in Paris, and opened the fire against the spectators who where watching the concert and killed more of one hundred people.

We must not to allow that these fundamentalist terrorists could frighten and put under pressure our continent of wealth and peace, so each of us should give his contribute to stop definitely this Islamic State. Therefore the Queen used her Christmas day address to emphasise that light can triumph over moments of darkness saying this: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it”. Furthermore the Queen described the festive period as “a time to remember all that we have to be grateful for”.
However she wanted to remind that 2015 has been the year that marked the 70th anniversary of the World War II, thus the Queen renewed thanks for the service and sacrifice of those who took part in the conflict.

Using a citation by the same Elizabeth II: “the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. A role-model of reconciliation and forgiveness, he stretched out his hands in love, acceptance and healing.

Christ’s example has taught me to seek to respect and value all people of whatever faith or none”. Her viewpoint could be an interesting beginning to attempt to do something to change the word with a hope of a better destiny.

The office of the Westminster Conservatives Association in Victoria, Ebury Street, recently hosted the first official inauguration of the Cities of London & Westminster Italian Conservatives Group (“Italian Tories”), the first and only official Italian political body at the forefront of the British Conservative Party.

During this inauguration, the President of the Westminster Association, Edward Baxter, and the Organizing Secretary, James Cockram, officially approved the Organizing Committee of the “Italian Tories”: Christian Vinante Giovannini (Founding Chairman), Massimo Segalla (Founding Vice-Chairman), Gianluca Vitelli (Founding Hon. Secretary), Alberto Orru and Giuseppe Rossi (Founding Hon. Members), Davide Gorgoglione (Head of Communications), Manuel Alsoni, Daria Filippelli and Maurizio Sanna (Founding Committee Members) One of the first group commitments is to initiate electoral campaigns for the election of the new London Mayor in May 2016 promoting Zac Goldsmith the Conservatives candidate.

And also the promotion of Made in Italy with socio-political and cultural events. The group has already presented itself to the Italian Ambassador of London, Pasquale Terracciano during a visit to the Italian embassy with MP Mark Field, our Group’s representative in Parliament.

Present at this meeting were also the spouse of the Italian Ambassador, Karen Lawrence Terracciano, Silvia Limoncini (First Counselor), the President of the Westminster Association, Edward Baxter, Christian Vinante Giovannini and Massimo Segalla, the President and Vice-President of the Italian Conservatives.

 in the meadle Zac Goldsmith the Conservatives mayor candidate