“The reason that U.S.-trained foreign forces usually do not prevail is not because they are poorly trained and ill-equipped. In fact, they often have better
Tag: Syria
Syria’s one hope may be as dim as Bosnia’s once was -Reuters
This article is very speculative, but it provides a potential model for post-civil war Syria. As the article also mentions however, the situation in Syria
Syria: What can Russia’s air force do? -BBC
“…the key to Russia’s strategy. It is to consolidate the Assad regime, to relieve the pressure points and to ensure that its ally remains a
Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked -The Daily Beast
“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
The Refugee Road -Various
The images of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi’s body washing up on a Greek beach has caused many to wonder how his family could have
For Those Who Remain in Syria, Daily Life Is a Nightmare -NYTimes
About 4 million refugees have left Syria and there are about 8 million more internally displaced -still within Syria but driven from their homes. For
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