Tag: Syria

Richard Baehr has published a masterful analysis of the decline of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which recently had to back away from Iran sanctions for the first time in two decades. It did so to preserve the

BAGHDAD, Feb. 12 (UPI) —Fifteen soldiers were killed this week guarding an oil pipeline in northern Iraq, the first assault to involve so many casualties amid concerns an al-Qaida insurgency in western Iraq is spreading to vital oil-producing regions. Iraqi

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama slams French businessmen in front of France’s president Slaughter by Syria’s al-Assad and ISIL continues despite ‘truce’ Obama slams French businessmen in front of France’s president François Hollande and Barack Obama At a

It’s well known that the greatest tribute a student can give a teacher is for the student to learn so much that their roles reverse. Unfortunately for a group of student Sunni Militants who were killed while attending suicide bombing

New research suggests that the prevalence of extremists at UK university campuses has worsened over the past year, with 233 incidents recorded in the 2013 by the pressure group Student Rights. The organization, which monitors hard-line Islamist speakers as well as

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Central African Republic: Christians aim to get rid of all Muslims Reader complaints about Central African Republic and Syria Central African Republic: Christians aim to get rid of all Muslims Thousands of Muslims are

LONDON, United Kingdom–A British citizen is reported to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria, as fears over the increasing number of foreign fighters in the country are being realized by Western governments. The news emerged as the International

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Another gory lynching in Central African Republic, this time by soldiers China struggles to import food from around the world U.S. challenges China on South China Sea claims Another gory lynching in Central African

United States intelligence has identified at least 50 American citizens fighting alongside Islamic extremists in Syria to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. According to the LA Times, officials are concerned that they may present a threat to America upon their return

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has devoted its latest edition of Strategika, its online military history journal, to the question of drones. Drones have been important to our national security strategy since the late years of the Bush administration,

Nearly seven years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully won the bid to host this week’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. For Putin, this is an opportunity to show off Russia as a leader on an international stage. For others, this

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri picks sides among Syria’s jihadist terrorists Monday’s market plunge continues ‘that 1929 feeling’ Bitterness between U.S. and Israel increases as ‘peace process’ collapses Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri picks sides among Syria’s jihadist terrorists Al-Qaeda’s

Two leading advocates of direct American involvement in Syria’s civil war say the Obama administration may be considering taking a greater role. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., say Secretary of State John Kerry made blunt remarks during

BAGHDAD (AP) — A new series of car bombings in and around Baghdad on Monday killed at least 23 people, officials said, as Iraq’s Shiite-led government grapples with a stubborn Sunni extremist-led insurgency in the western Anbar province. In the

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida’s central leadership broke off ties with one of the most powerful militant groups in Syria, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and distanced itself from the rebel infighting in that country’s civil

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will adopt new name if banned Syria’s al-Assad has week of victories, including rebel infighting Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will adopt new name if banned Faced with threats

Palestinians are gripped by a new conspiracy theory: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to assassinate their president, Mahmoud Abbas. The theory is being propagated by senior Palestinian officials and media, and one official has threatened to file

Hundreds of Syrians, including children and the elderly, have been treated at the Israeli Defense Force’s secret field hospital in the Golan Heights. Last week, the Israeli military allowed television cameras into the facility for the first time, displaying the

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has failed to comply with international agreements that he turn over chemical weapons, and retains some 96% of his original stockpile, hoarding them in regions controlled by his Alawite ethnic group in case the country is

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria ‘peace talks’ end in recriminations and accusations Eurozone continues spiral into deflation, with 12% unemployment Three bankers commit suicide in one week Syria ‘peace talks’ end in recriminations and accusations The so-called “Geneva