Abdul Nasser Qardash – Iraqi Intelligence Capture New ISIS Leader
US President Donald Trump in October 2019 announced that former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed as a result of a US military operation. Iraqi intelligence announced on Wednesday that an alleged successor to ex-ISIS leader al-Baghdadi had been arrested, according to a report by Ashaq al Awsat. According to the INA news agency, […]
Kurds & Kurdistan – A Geopolitical Perspective
Who are the Kurds? Why should the overthrow of the Syrian government be their objective? Are they on a quest for Kurdistan or are they just pawns in the game of geopolitical players? What are the implications of the Turkish Operation Peace Spring for India? Historical accounts of the Kurds and Kurdistan have been a […]
Operation Timber Sycamore – The Shadow War In Syria
Operation Timber Sycamore is the codename of a covert operation officially authorized by Obama in June 2013 to train and equip the anti-Assad rebellion, but which actually started in October 2011, when the CIA was operating via Britain’s MI6 to avoid having to notify Congress that it was arming the rebels in Syria. Originally, the CIA and MI6 (the British foreign intelligence […]