“It’s being called a ‘revolt’ by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports
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Kurdish Role in Fighting ISIS in Syria Is Crucial to U.S., but Is Alarming Turkey -NYTimes
“…Turkey agreed to join the fight against the Islamic State, it immediately began bombarding the mountain camps of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or P.K.K., an
Tunisia Is Still a Success -The Atlantic
Tunisia has declared a state of emergency after the June 26th attack in Sousse, and the UK has advised all British citizens to leave the
The Middle Eastern Mesh -The Economist
A nice, straightforward interactive graph of the current pattern of alliances and support in the Middle East… well, as nice and straightforward as possible…. http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/04/daily-chart-0?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/themiddleeasternmesh
The Fall of Ramadi: Daesh’s Next Move -RUSI
“The Islamic State, or Daesh, once again showed its ability to surprise observers by its swift capturing of the Iraqi provincial capital of Anbar, Ramadi.
Oman breaks from GCC on Yemen conflict -Al Monitor
“Saudi Arabia marshaled a seemingly impressive coalition for its air war on Yemen. In addition to its Sunni allies in the Gulf, Riyadh roped in
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