Geopolitics Behind Pakistan’s Sehwan Shrine Bombing

March 4, 2017

Mayhem stalks South Asia as a series of terrorist bombings ripped through Pakistan in February. The most horrific targeted worshipers at one of Pakistan's most famous and magnificent Sufi shrines at S…

The Next Terrorist Atrocity

March 4, 2017

Opinion

Official Washington refers to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and although this regional description is clearly out of date the fact remains…

Palmyra’s Re-Liberation and the “Rojava Civil War”

March 4, 2017

Opinion

Palmyra was just re-liberated for the second time after a hard-fought battle for this strategic city, while in the same week, the leader of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq visited Turkey…

What Future Awaits ISIS in Iraq?

March 4, 2017

Opinion

In mid-January, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Davis announced that ISIS militants were surrounded by superior forces and, therefore, demoralized. As if to confirm this statement, the Iraqi TV station Al Su…

Syria’s Water Cut Off by Turkey Following McCain, Erdogan Meeting

March 4, 2017

Middle East

While some measure of stability has returned to pockets of northern Syria following the Syrian Army’s recent liberation of al-Qaeda from Aleppo and elsewhere, external forces seem determined to keep t…

It’s Time to Trust Russia, Not Trump, on Macedonia

March 4, 2017

Opinion

Despite the high hopes placed on his administration, Trump has so far done nothing to move away from Obama's Hybrid War on Macedonia, thus lending further credence to Russia's warning that foreign pow…

Turkey’s Euphrates Shield Military Intervention. Towards the Division of Northern Syria?

March 4, 2017

Middle East

On February 23, the Turkish Army and a coalition of pro-Turkish militant groups known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) seized control of the key Syrian town of al-Bab. Al-Bab is located in the northern p…

Unprecedented Number of US Drone and Air Strikes Hit Yemen

March 4, 2017

Middle East

In an unprecedented intensification of America’s counter-terrorism operations in Yemen, the US has confirmed it carried out 20 strikes across three central provinces. The strikes, which were carried o…