Recently there have been a number of news stories suggesting IS was sweeping across both Iraq and Syria; the Assad regime was on its last
Tag: Syria
The High School Student Who Maps ISIS’s Lightning-Quick Advance -Newsweek
“Thomas van Linge’s colorful, detailed maps showing which parties control which parts of Iraq, Libya and Syria are a hit whenever he posts them on
Is Syria’s war edging towards an outcome? -BBC
“…the outlook for the embattled Syrian leader undoubtedly looks grimmer now than at any time over the past two years. Some of his adversaries and
The Terror Strategist: Secret Files Reveal the Structure of Islamic State -DER SPIEGEL (Updated)
Based on the files of Samir Abd Muhammad al-Khlifawi (also known as Haji Bakr), a colonel in the intelligence service under Saddam Hussein, this article
Photos To Remind You How Beautiful Yemen Is -Scoopempire.com
With the country slipping quickly into civil war, its easy to focus entirely on the warring factions and violence and write the country off. It
Who Are the Pro-Assad Militias? -Carnegie
There has been a lot written about the Syrian opposition, both on the ‘moderate’ side and the Islamic extremists. However, there has been relatively written
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