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Tag Archives: Islamic State
Drones are an evolving threat: The ‘poor man’s’ precision guided munition
by Asiri Fernando. He is currently reading for a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Politics, Security and Counter Terrorism Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. He has completed an internship at the Institute of National Security Studies … Continue reading
Posted in Asiri Fernando, Drones, English, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged drones, IEDs, insurgents, iraq, Islamic State, proliferation, Russia, swarm, Syria, technology, terrorism, UAV, Yemen
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Turkey’s Incursion into Syria is Straining Diplomatic Relations and the US Troops Fighting ISIS
by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. Two weeks ago the Pentagon acknowledged that Turkey’s ongoing assault on the Kurdish-controlled region of Afrin … Continue reading
Posted in Darien Cavanaugh, English, International, Security Policy, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Afrin, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, kurdistan, militias, PKK, SDF, Syria, Trump, Turkey, United States, US, USA, war, YPG
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Why Iraq’s Assyrians took up Arms
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst and journalist specializing in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a comedic email list about the Middle East that you can join here. Whether intentional or not, the Middle East has spent over … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Iraq, Security Policy
Tagged Baghdad, civil war, Erbil, iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Islamic State, militias, Saddam Hussein, The Middle East
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Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation
by Paul Iddon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backer were extremely dismissive towards the United States-backed operation that is removing Islamic State (ISIS) from the group’s de-facto Syrian capital city Raqqa. At first, in last April he mocked … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Russia, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Bombing, iraq, Islamic State, Moscow, Mosul, Putin, Raqqa, Russia, SDF, Strategy, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorists, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Washington, YPG
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A Turkish attack on Afrin could spark a full-fledged war in Northern Syria
by Paul Iddon. Unlike the other three Kurdish regions in the Middle East, Syrian Kurdistan (known among Kurds as West Kurdistan, or Rojava) is not contiguous. The ruling authorities in Syria over the years attempted to keep the Kurds divided … Continue reading
Posted in English, Paul Iddon, Security Policy, Syria
Tagged Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, kurdistan, Syria, The Middle East, Turkey
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The significance of Iran’s missile attack on Syria
by Paul Iddon On the night of June 18 Iran fired six long range missiles from its western provinces at Islamic State (ISIS) to the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor in retaliation for the June 7 terrorist attacks in … Continue reading
US MOAB strike in Afghanistan was very Putin-esque
by Paul Iddon. The United States’ 21,600 pound (9,800 kg) GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast “Mother of All Bombs” (MOAB) saw its combat debut in Afghanistan in mid-April against the terror organization “Islamic State” (ISIS) in a massive retaliatory strike … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, English, International, Paul Iddon, Security Policy, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Bombing, cruise missiles, Islamic State, MOAB, terrorism, Tomahawk cruise missiles
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The ISIS drone threat
by Paul Iddon. In a 1993 televised panel discussion about the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and potential ballistic missile threats from countries like North Korea and Iran, scholar Russell Seitz briefly touched upon the simple forms in which asymmetrical threats … Continue reading
Posted in English, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Syria, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged drone, drones, hezbollah, insurgents, iraq, Iraqi Security Forces, Islamic State, israel, Mosul, Peshmerga, Syria, UAV
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From Kalibr cruise missiles to the Kuznetsov: How significant is Russia’s power projection in Syria
On November 14, Russia lost a MiG-29K Fulcrum, which crashed while attempting to land on its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. The incident happened as the Kuznetsov was en route to Syria, where it is to participate in Russia’s … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Russia, Sea Powers, Security Policy, Syria
Tagged Admiral Kuznetsov, aircraft carrier, cruise missiles, Iran, Islamic State, Latakia, Moscow, Putin, Syria, USA, Vladimir Putin
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