Operation Euphrates Shield (OES), the Turkish-backed operation made up of Turkish and FSA Syrian rebel fighters, have been fighting against Daesh/ISIS in Syria since August 2016. The battalion has a dual purpose to (a) oust US-backed SDF (Syrian Kurds) from their strongholds in the northeast; and (b) participate in Coalition efforts to oust Daesh from […]
On October 15th, 2016, the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov set sail from is Kola Bay shipyard (Russian Shipyard #10) bound for the Mediterranean Sea on a mission to supplement Russian assets deployed to Syria with additional firepower and a bit of morale. The carrier, launched in 1985, had never before seen combat, and the mission was supposed […]
Feb. 15 In a turn of events, agreements over the Astana talks were postponed until the 17th. More talks will follow in Geneva next week. Representatives from the Syrian opposition delegation were previously not set on attending the second round of peace talks. However, their insistence on sending in “technical experts” to Astana after threatening […]
Sometime in January of 2017, during a relative lull in the ongoing struggle between the police forces allied to the Energy Transfer Partners company and the multitude of protesters resisting in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the passage of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) across the Missouri River, some new additions to […]
The following list is designed to help readers understand the value and worth of the United Nations to many millions of people around the world. The organization is imperfect at best, but the list is still illuminating. United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) Location: Morocco, Sahrawi Republic (Western Sahara) Established: 29 April 1991 […]
Below is a list of attacks and incidents involving non-state terror/insurgent groups worldwide between 1-31 January 2017 January 1 Location: Bilda, Algeria Type: Bombing Casualties: 1 killed, 7 injured Attacker: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Location: Istanbul, Turkey Type: 2017 Istanbul Nightclub Shooting Casualties: 39 killed, 70 injured Attacker: Daesh Location: Najaf, Iraq Type: Bombing/Attack Casualties: 7 police + 3 attackers killed, 17 police […]
The Syrian peace talks will continue this Monday, February 13 in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana. The UN will be present, as will officials from Russia, Turkey, Jordan and Iran. Those present will debate the conditions surrounding a potential ceasefire between the Syrian regime and rebel groups including the FSA (Free Syrian Army) and the dominantly […]
In light of the recent comments made by the current US president, Donald Trump, with regards to the number of “unspoken” terror attacks that have taken place, I have decided to publish my working list of Daesh-related terror attacks for 2016. The list only includes attacks that either A) killed more than 5 people in […]
In the article Trump’s Unrealistic Expectations for NATO from earlier this week, The Fulda Gap critiqued Trump’s suggestion that NATO “wasn’t taking care of terror.” This article serves to substantiate the argument against the President’s perceptions on the role of NATO. Part 2 of this series emphasized on the employment of Russian soft-power tactics in […]
