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MOSUL, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi 6th Emergency Response Battalion conduct weapons training under the supervision of US Special Operations Forces on Oct. 17. Photo: US Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl, via Flickr, CC license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode

Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Back to square one: Ominous signs in Iraq

by Shazar Shafqat January 9, 2017January 9, 2017

I'll be doggone... quality over quantity counts. Even in the canine corps. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, World

America’s military tentacles are in three-quarters of world

by Nick Turse January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How the US ends up training al-Qaeda and ISIS collaborators

by Christina Lin December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Smoke rises from the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis

Afghanistan, Australia, Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Chinese surgical strikes on Chinese ‘rebels’ in Syria?

by Christina Lin November 9, 2016November 10, 2016

A rebel fighter stands near a Turkish tank as it fires towards Guzhe village, northern Aleppo countryside. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A Syrian no-fly zone would be a gift to the terrorists

by Christina Lin October 20, 2016

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Malaysian police probe grenade attack, checking credibility of IS claim

by Admin June 29, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

IS makes inroads into Pakistan

by Amir Mir June 27, 2016June 27, 2016

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

To be kind is to be cruel, to be cruel is to be kind: Spengler

by Spengler April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

AT Finance, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s truce is a ray of hope

by Admin March 4, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Sleeping with the enemy: Opposition grows to CIA-backed al-Qaeda proxies in Syria

by Christina Lin February 4, 2016February 11, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Is the global media playing into terrorist hands?

by Raja Murthy November 30, 2015

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Bangladesh to block messaging and calling apps following terror attacks on law enforcement

by Admin November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

War without end: Syrian slaughter continues as US and Russia contend

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 23, 2015

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Francesco Sisci responds to Angelo Codevilla and Norman Bailey

by Francesco Sisci July 23, 2015

Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Al-Qaeda roars back into business in Arabia; Targeted assassination?

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 17, 2015June 23, 2015

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Yemeni al Qaeda chief killed in US bombing

by Admin June 16, 2015