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The defeat of ISIS. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

ISIS caliphate consigned to the dustbin of history

by Nicos Panayiotides March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Smoke rises over Mosul during clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants. Photo: Reuters/Khalid al Mousily

Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia

39 abducted Indian workers killed by ISIS, bodies found in mass grave

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Bashar al-Assad grafitti. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No hope for Syria while Assad remains in power

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Abandoned house vandalized with "I LOVE ISIS" graffiti in Marawi, southern Philippines on June 9, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Richard Atrero de Guzman

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

ISIS alive and well in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Uighur men walking into the Id Kah mosque for afternoon prayers in Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region in a 2015 photo. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, Turkey, World

Uighur detainees test Malaysia’s diplomacy

by Nile Bowie February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi police kick back in the city of Fallujah, on June 30, 2016, after recapturing the city from Islamic State jihadists. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

How Saddam Hussein’s old ideology may have contributed to ISIS

by Myriam Benraad February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Headquarters of Royal Malaysia Police in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Google Maps

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

Seven Filipinos, others held in Sabah as suspected militants

by Asia Times staff February 23, 2018February 18, 2020

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) in Ankara, Turkey February 15, 2018. Presidential Palace Handout via Reuters/Kayhan Ozer

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

Tillerson throws Erdogan a bone in Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuwait. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina convicted of joining ISIS lodges appeal in Kuwait

by Asia Times staff February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A mannequin dressed in a soldier's uniform and holding a mock rifle is displayed outside a gate near the battle area of Mapandi in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on October 19, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, World

Down and out in the ruins of Marawi

by Bong S Sarmiento February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya delivers a speech on December 7, 2017. Photo: AFP / Said Khatib

Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US calling Hamas leader a ‘terrorist’ – does it actually help him?

by Sami Moubayed February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Kurdish fighters in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

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

A Turkish war of America’s making

by Barak Barfi February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Malaysian Shiite Muslim performs religious rites inside a place of worship in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

No safe place for SEAsia’s Shia Muslims

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Uighur man in front of military police during a counter-terrorism drill in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam

Beijing warns jihadists may target key southern regions

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A protester chants anti-government slogans during a march towards the Philippine Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation address in Quezon city, Metro Manila Philippines July 24, 2017. Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, World

Calls mount against Duterte’s martial order

by Bong S Sarmiento January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour as he arrives at a meeting in Kutahya, Turkey, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / Handout via Reuters

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

Dilemma for the US as Turkey attempts Kurdish squeeze

by John Burton January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Hong Kong police's elite Counter Terrorism Response Unit are seen at a recent drill. Photo: GovHK

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan

HK holds numerous drills even though terror risk ‘moderate’

by Frank Chen January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point close to the compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. December 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

ISIS numbers growing fast near China’s New Silk Road, says Russia

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Christmas decorations are seen in old Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Christmas lights re-appear after dark years for Syria’s Christians

by Sami Moubayed December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has given its Medal of Valor award to the late Capt Rommel Sandoval (seen inset). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Lt Jin Panganiban, Philippine Defense Forces Forum

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino soldier killed in Marawi gets highest military honor

by Asia Times staff December 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers and police face 'terrorists' at Changi Airport's MRT station during a counter-terror drill held in October. Photo: SG govt

AT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Singapore officials rehearse for ‘inevitable’ terror attack

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines

Inside view of an Islamic State hostage

by Bong S Sarmiento December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

In one of Reuters' pictures of the year for 2017, Kurdish fighters fire rifles at a drone operated by Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, on June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No takers yet for US ceasefire in Euphrates valley

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 5, 2017

Damaged vehicles are seen after a bomb exploded at Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt, killing more than 300, on November 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Soliman

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

How can the Arab world sidestep the pull of the abyss?

by Nabil Fahmy December 3, 2017February 18, 2020

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

People gather around the remains of Mugees Mir, a suspected militant who according to local media was killed in an encounter with the Indian security forces in Zakura, during his funeral in Srinagar on November 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Ismail

European Union, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

New complexity emerges with ISIS footprint in Kashmir

by Kabir Taneja November 29, 2017

New People's Army (NPA) fighters in formation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, located east of Manila. Photo: AFP/Noel Cialis

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Korea, World

Duterte’s peace try falls to pieces

by Bong S Sarmiento November 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A Malaysian religious student is seen inside the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Muhammad Shahrizal

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Malaysia’s ‘Arabization’ owes to Saudi ties

by Nile Bowie November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Egyptians carry victims on stretchers after a gun and bombing attack at the Rawda mosque near the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish on November 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Militants kill hundreds at Sinai mosque in Egypt’s deadliest attack

by Asia Times and Reuters November 25, 2017February 18, 2020