The “fantastic four” of the anti-ISIS war have either already resigned or are soon leaving their posts as the US … More
Tag: AfterISIS
More than 1,000 flee Baghuz as battle continues
In a new post Mahmoud Sheikh Ibrahim notes “Last night 1324 arrived a lot of them were Isis fighters. Today … More
Tajik women among 1,900 estimated Tajiks who joined ISIS and went to Syria and Iraq
A new article notes that Tajik women were sentenced to life in prison in Iraq for joining ISIS and illegally … More
30 children of alleged ISIS members flown home to Russia
“30 children of Islamic State (IS) members flew to Russia on Sunday, Russia’s Ambassador to Iraq said,” according to a … More
Read FULL TEXT of Secretary of Defense Mattis resignation letter
What follows is the full text of the resignation letter given by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to US … More
Reactions to US withdrawal day 3: Mattis steps down, ISIS attacks, Germany, France express concern
On December 21, three days after the US decided to withdraw from Syria, the reactions continued to reverberate throughout the … More
From mission creep to breakdown: Seth Frantzman discusses the US decision to withdraw
In a new podcast posted on youtube I discuss US President Donald Trump’s momentous decision to withdraw from Syria. The … More
Trump and Erdogan speak about more “effective coordination” in Syria
US President Donald Trump spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday and Trump Turkey to call off … More
Iraq celebrates “victory day” over ISIS
“They said that Iraq as we knew it was finished & broken beyond repair. They mocked us, rejoiced in our … More
UN will finally investigate genocide of Yazidis
A report claims that a UN team that was tasked to look into the Yazidi genocdie has “finally begun work.” … More
