The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison writes that the fact the U.S cannot support any of the major groups vying for control of Damascus should make it clear that the U.S. has no business being involved in the conflict at all. Hawks just wanted to inflict a loss on Iran. Now fighting ISIS has taken priority, but […]
NATO Ally makes Significant Shift in War
After refusing to allow U.S. forces to strike ISIS targets from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey has made a significant shift in its approach and will now consent to the arrangement. This comes as Turkey has begun its own strikes on ISIS positions. The Wall Street Journal reports: Turkey agreed to allow the U.S. to use […]
Turkey Strikes Islamic State, Finally
Turkey sits smack-dab in the middle of the ISIS conflict zone, but has until today been content to protect its border from the jihadists in Syria and Iraq. But a back and forth has recently taken place between Turkey and ISIS, in which Turkey shut-down the flow of ISIS fighters through its territory. ISIS seemed […]
ISIS Seizes Syrian Gas Fields: Beginning of the End?
ISIS has claimed control of vital natural gas fields in Syria. The Arak and al-Hail gas fields. The fields are vital to power generation in areas still controlled by Bashar al-Assad. Syrian forces quoted by The Daily Star out of Lebanon, say ISIS cannot hold the fields for long. Northeast of the city, ISIS seized […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 7
- 8
- 9