Oil Race in Syria and Iraq

Oil Race in Syria and Iraq

The defeat of ISIS and the demise of this quasi-state is going to change the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. The conflicts between the previously neutral or previously partnered sides now take center stage. In the last months we saw tensions rising between the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces, between Iraq and Iraqi…

Mystery of the Never-Ending ISIS Hordes on the Iraq Highway

Mystery of the Never-Ending ISIS Hordes on the Iraq Highway

While the US and European media provided little explanation as to how militants from the self-titled Islamic State (IS) managed to appear, expand and then fight for years against the combined military power of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Russia, it was abundantly clear to many analysts that the IS organization was not only receiving state…