Supporters of President Erdogan and the AKP are celebrating the announcement of the Yes campaign win in the vote on whether Turkey should adopt the proposed referendum which will strengthen Erdogan’s executive reach. The win, a 51% majority in favor of the Yes option, based on a 98% total vote count, was called by state […]
Turkey’s presence in American foreign policy and public discourse has slid into the obscure in recent years. A NATO ally since 1952, Turkey has been praised by much of the Western world as a secular, democratic nation, and a success story of the Middle East. The public’s focus in the Middle East has been fixed tightly […]
Warning: Some of the videos linked in this article are disturbing and show the aftermath of chemical weapons attacks On April 13th, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad gave a propaganda-filled interview to a reporter from AFP. The interview was a regurgitation of previous untruths, but emphasized the recent Khan Sheikhoun gas attack in particular. Below are […]
Last week, in response to a chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, American president Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against the airbase responsible for the attack. The president later went on to say that, should barrel bombs continue to be used in Syria, there would be further action. What exactly the president […]
On April 7th, 2017, the American Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Ross and USS Porter fired a volley of 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Shayrat Airbase in Shayrat, Syria. One of those missiles was aborted and crashed into the water, while the remaining 59 continued on their way and reportedly all impacted their designated targets at the base. The attack […]
On March 29 Turkish National Security announced that, whether or not it’s objectives were met, Operation Euphrates Shield (OES) has ended. The operation began on Aug. 24 of last year in northern Syria, marking Erdogan’s redirected commitment against Daesh (also known as ISIS) as a Coalition and NATO member. (Click on the links to learn […]
Along with the United States and the United Kingdom, France is one of the top participants in the Coalition effort against Daesh. Due to the vast involvement of the French military in the conflict, this article has been divided into two parts. This is the first installment. On August 9th, 2014, owing to the dire […]
The following is a list of every terrorist incident globally in February 2017. The purpose of this list is to better illustrate who the true victims of terrorism are. February 1 Location: Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan Type: Rocket Attack Casualties: 1 killed, two injured Attacker: Taliban Location: Hawija, Iraq Type: Execution Casualties: 5 executed Attacker: Islamic State Location: Qandala, Somalia Type: Execution Casualties: 3 civilians […]
The Global Coalition is made up of a diverse set of countries, all with slightly different goals and methods in mind. This article aims to examine two of the smaller military contributors to the coalition, the Netherlands and Denmark. On September 24th, 2014, the Dutch government announced their intention to deploy eight (six active, two […]
Belgium’s operations against Daesh began in late August 2014 with humanitarian supply missions flying from Melsbroek, Belgium to Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. The aircraft, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the 15th Wing (Belgian Air Component), was loaded with flour, rice, sugar, pasta, clothing, and medicine, and flew from Melsbroek to an airport in Bulgaria, and from […]
