Iranian Dissidents Rebel Against Regime by Supporting Israel, Opposing Hamas
Opposition-run Iran International says Iranians are growing more sympathetic to Israel and pushing back against regime propaganda.
Sunnis
China Brags About Slowly Taking over Iraq 20 Years After U.S. Invasion
China’s state-run Global Times on Monday boasted that Chinese companies are taking a leading role in the reconstruction of Iraq, making money and spreading Beijing’s influence in a country the United States spent blood and treasure to liberate from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein two decades ago.
Mosul: Cats Feed on Islamic State Jihadi Corpses as Civilians Fear Famine
The battle to liberate Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, from the Islamic State is turning one month old this week, and while the Iraqi army has made significant inroads where the terrorist group previously ruled, civilians are growing concerned that their food supply is running short, while risk of disease grows as the corpses of ISIS jihadis rot in the streets.
Reports: Videos Appear to Show Iraqi Troops Torturing Children in Mosul
Disturbing videos have emerged on social media that appear to show U.S.-backed Iraqi forces torturing children as they advance towards Mosul, the last major stronghold of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq.
World View: Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attack on Shias in Afghanistan
Contents: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Shia Hazaras in Kabul Afghanistan; Kabul attack targeted Afghanistan’s repressed Hazara minority
Jordan Widens Crackdown on ISIS Amid Signs of Home-Grown Extremism
Two dozen men charged with supporting ISIS are squeezed into a cage in Jordan’s state security court. After brief questioning from a judge, they file back out, and guards usher in the next group of accused militants.
Yemen: Iran-Backed Shiite Houthis Advance Towards Sunnis, with No Peace Deal in Sight
Months of peace talks and years of armed clashes have done little to bring Yemen close to a resolution of its civil war, as the Shiite Houthi rebels in charge of its capital, Sanaa, take more ground closer to the bases of the internationally recognized government.
World View: Iran-India Sign ‘Historic’ Chabahar Port Deal to Counter Pakistan-China
Contents: Iran and India sign ‘historic’ deal for Iran’s Chabahar port; Chabahar port deal highlights enmity between Iran-India versus Pakistan-China; Iran, India and the classic fables of Kalileh-wa-Dimneh, Jataka and Panchatantra; The Caspian Corridor and the New Silk Road
Under Mounting Pressure, Kerry Declares Islamic State Has Committed Genocide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State John Kerry, under mounting pressure, has determined that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis, Shiite groups, and other minorities in areas it controls.
Yemen: Government Accuses Houthis of Recruiting African ‘Mercenaries’
Yemeni Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Nasir al-Tahiri is accusing the Shiite Houthi rebels that have run the official government out of the nation’s capital of hiring African “mercenaries” to fight in the nation’s ongoing civil war.
Yemen: Sunni Strongholds Closer Than Ever to Falling to Al Qaeda, ISIS
With the Shiite Houthi rebels losing ground in southern Yemen, Sunni jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State appear poised to fill the power vacuum in areas where neither the Houthis nor internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have been able to secure a foothold.
Report: U.S. Officials in Talks with Yemen’s Houthis in Oman
According to the Yemeni government-in-exile, United States diplomats are in discussions with Yemen’s Houthis, a Shiite rebel group which seized control of the Gulf country earlier this year.
White House Dismisses Fall of Ramadi as a ‘Setback’ While Thousands of Iraqis Flee
How’s the White House spinning the sack of Ramadi? You’ll be sorry you asked.
US Carrier Now Dominant Military Force Near Yemen, Challenging Iranian Influence
The movement of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier accompanied by the USS Normandy, a guided missile cruiser from the Persian Gulf region, to a position off the coast of Yemen could change the dynamics of the Yemen sectarian civil war.
World View: Bashar al-Assad’s Syria Army Showing Signs of Collapse
Bashar al-Assad’s Syria army showing signs of collapse; Why do Awakening era civil wars always fizzle?; US speeds up weapons deliveries to militias in Yemen
