Syria

This week, Israel has adopted a stance of preemption by cautioning Iran that any arms consignment headed for Syria under the guise of international aid will be struck following the devastating earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria.

In early 2011, the Arab Spring tore through Tunisia, then Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, and Jordan. Syria stood at the precipice as people rose up against the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who had ruled since 2000.

Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided and violent country, where military conflict has recently reignited.

If nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, it won’t be Russia that starts it, says Russian president Vladimir Putin – ostensibly seeking to reassure the world while also delivering an arch reminder that he does, after all, have the power to swing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal into action if he chooses.

ISIS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been confirmed to be dead by a spokesman from the radical Islamic terror group. He was killed in mid-October by the Free Syrian Army in Daraa, and ISIS immediately named a successor.

After the Istanbul bombing last week, Turkey attacked Kurdish militants.

Operation Inherent Resolve conducted by a Combined Joint Task Force exists to advise, assist and enable partner nations in combatting the presence of ISIS in the CENTCOM area of operations(AOR) and works to establish a framework for security framework in the region. As US Central Command states on its website; “ISIS has dramatically undermined stability […]

Turkey and Russia are in discussions yet again as Turkis President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss the future of the two nations.

“The threat which we all know is that ISIS views the detention facilities where its fighters are housed as the population to reconstitute its army.”

Social media profiles, individuals, and media outlets, linked to Russian disinformation campaigns have been identified to be launching an information war against Syrian volunteer group, the White Helmets.

Every war brings forth a new, signature way of killing and maiming combatants. Perhaps one of the most devastating weapons in history was mustard gas because not only did it cause an agonizing death, but it also had a profound intent of demoralizing your enemy.

40,000 Syrian fighters have reportedly signed up to fight alongside the Russian forces in Ukraine according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.