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The skyline of Singapore's central business district seen from a public housing estate, April 14, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

Singapore on edge as Islamic State circles

by Nile Bowie December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Osama bin Laden in June 1999. Photo courtesy of AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Bin Laden’s America: Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

by Tom Engelhardt November 3, 2017

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter stands guard in Raqqa, Syria, on October 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Moscow nears ‘mission accomplished’ in Syria

by Sami Moubayed October 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A female Syrian Democratic Forces sniper takes up a position opposite the National Hospital in Raqqa, where Islamic State militants are holed up, on October 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian endgame is nigh as rival factions look to cut deals

by Sami Moubayed October 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Islamic State’s loss won’t end global terror

by Moha Ennaji October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gestures after a news conference on Myanmar at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Rohingyas’ long history of jihadism must be acknowledged

by Brahma Chellaney September 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Halal jihad’, Pakistan and the blood borders

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

Briton Samiun Rahman has been accused of recruiting fighters for al-Qaeda. Photo: India Today

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria

British al-Qaeda suspect ‘recruited refugees for jihad’

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A large plume of smoke is seen on the Myanmar side of the border from Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

The truth behind Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency

by Bertil Lintner September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: Flickr

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Al-Qaeda suspect arrested

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers prepare to raise the American flag during a memorial ceremony in Kabul to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

9/11 and the unsolvable Afghan drama

by Pepe Escobar September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy walks past a sign that reads 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria' in Raqqa, Syria, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Zohra Bensemra

France, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Ahrar al-Sham demise signals defeat of ‘moderates’ in Syria

by Sami Moubayed August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A man lights a candle on August 21, 2017, at an impromptu memorial where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera

Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Radical Islam: we must talk about more than ISIS

by M. Zuhdi Jasser August 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House on June 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

High crimes and demeanors in the Age of Trump

by Tom Engelhardt August 20, 2017

Representational image: india.com

Police arrest terror suspects

by Asia Times staff August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Journalists stand inside a former al Nusra position during a Hezbollah tour in Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border, July 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Hundreds of jihadis killed in brutal mountain offensive

by Sami Moubayed August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Rebel fighters prepare to fire mortar shells toward forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on June 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Faqir

Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia quietly begins building third military base in Syria

by Sami Moubayed June 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How corrupt officials open doors for terrorists

by Tatiana Kanunnikova June 15, 2017June 15, 2017

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Is Qatar kaput?

by Norman A. Bailey June 9, 2017June 10, 2017

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Why Libya is a breeding ground for jihadists

by Manish Rai June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

Jamil Afridi, the elder brother of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi speaks during an interview with AFP at an undisclosed location in Pakistan in April 2016. Photo: AFP / SS Mirza

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bin Laden raid ‘fall guy’ may be close to swap deal release

by F.M. Shakil May 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A damaged ambulance sits outside a hospital hit by an air strike in Kafr Takharim, northwest of Idlib city, Syria, on April 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ammar Abdullah

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Chinese Uyghur colonies in Syria a challenge for Beijing

by Christina Lin May 21, 2017

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s role in Syria raises serious questions about Nato’s future

by Christina Lin May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

An April police photo shows Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, suspected of a bombing on the St Petersburg metro. Photo: 5th Channel Russia/via Reuters

China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Who is Russia’s real bete noire, ISIS, al-Qaeda or the West?

by Shazar Shafqat April 16, 2017

College students in Mumbai rally against terrorism in September 2016. Photo: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

UK terror attack underscores need for review in South Asia

by Kadayam Subramanian March 28, 2017

Displaced Iraqi Sunnis fled their homes after attacks by ISIS fighters in Mosul. Sunnis fear becoming a dispossessed underclass in Iraq unless measures are taken to remedy what they say is rampant abuse by the Shia government. Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Crushing ISIS won’t be enough to end the Sunni insurgency in Iraq

by Manish Rai March 14, 2017

US President Donald Trump receives a figurine of a sheriff during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House on February 7. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Lots of shouting, tiny stick

by Pepe Escobar February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Park Chul-hong (C), skipper of the South Korea-registered carrier DongBang Giant 2, is greeted by former Sulu governor Abdusakur Tan after he was freed by militants of the Abu Sayyaf group. Photo: Reuters/Nickee Butlangan

AT Finance, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Islamists free captain, crew member taken from Korean ship

by Ben Richardson January 14, 2017February 18, 2020