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Tag: Caliphate

Posted inTurkey

Turkey’s neo-Ottoman reach could soon nettle China

by Francesco Sisci August 4, 2020August 6, 2020

Turkey is stretching its political footprint and ambitions from the central Mediterranean to Western China. But there are lessons of tolerance and modernization to take from its Ottoman legacy and its modern political sponsors – the US and Germany. On the surface, Turkey is a midget. Its gross domestic product (GDP) of less than US$800 […]

Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey forcing Europe to deal with ISIS returnees

by Faisal Al Yafai December 12, 2019February 18, 2020
An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP
Posted inEuropean Union, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Europe’s tribunal plan is about geography, not justice

by Faisal Al Yafai May 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

ISIS exodus overwhelms US-backed Syrian forces

by Asia Times staff February 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Iraq’s crackdown could trigger a civil war

by Eric Keels and Angela D. Nichols February 23, 2019February 18, 2020
An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP
Posted inMiddle East, Syria

Oscar nominee Derki went undercover with Syria’s jihadists

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Terrorists, Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

In the ruins of the caliphate, ISIS rears its ugly head

by Joseph Hope September 8, 2018September 8, 2018
A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera
Posted inAT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State blasts back in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento September 4, 2018February 18, 2020
An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Posted inAfghanistan, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS’ caliphate may be dead, but terrorism is not

by Nicos Panayiotides June 23, 2018
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, left, waves while standing by Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah, right, during a training run for the Egyptian team at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny on June 10, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Photo: AFP/ Karim Jaafar
Posted inAfghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

How Chechen strongman became Putin’s bridge to Muslim world

by Giovanni Pigni June 18, 2018February 18, 2020
A government worker removes ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) flags painted on to walls near Veteran Street in Surakarta City, Indonesia, in an attempt to discourage the promotion of the jihadist group in the region. Photo: AFP Forum/Agoes Rudianto
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Indonesia is Islamic State’s new frontline

by John McBeth May 17, 2018February 18, 2020
An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inEgypt, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

A Koranic counter-narrative to political Islam

by Saif Ahmad Khan November 15, 2017
Men carry mattresses at a refugee camp for people displaced in fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017.  Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Fall of Raqqa inflames Southeast Asia terror threat

by John McBeth October 16, 2017February 18, 2020
Australian spy chief Nick Warner and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pose for the cameras during an August 22 meeting in Manila. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Australia-Philippines pack an antiterror punch

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 13, 2017February 18, 2020
The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye
Posted inFrance, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iraq sees end to ‘caliphate’ as Mosul mosque retaken

by Emmanuel Duparcq with W.G. Dunlop June 30, 2017February 18, 2020
Smoke billows at the site of fighting between Philippine government soldiers and Maute group, near a mosque in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State jihad explodes in Southeast Asia

by Noel Tarrazona May 30, 2017February 18, 2020
Israeli security forces stand next to newly-installed concrete blocks in the predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber on December 9 2016, a day after a Palestinian from the area committed a truck ramming attack, killing four Israeli soldiers. Photo: AFP
Posted inEgypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Hamas powerless as ISIS gains ground in Palestine

by Sami Moubayed January 11, 2017February 18, 2020
An Islamic State fighter holds an IS flag on a street in the city of Mosul, on June 23, 2014. Photo: Reuters / Stringer
Posted inUncategorized

Secret eye inside Mosul details life under the caliphate

by Ewen Campbell October 29, 2016February 18, 2020

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