By Jack Caravelli A senior official in the Russian General Staff has described the military’s plans for constructing a new base in Syria, a strong indication that Russia intends (more…)
Russian warships in the Mediterranean could be used to attack Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and anti-Assad rebels in Syria. (FULL STORY) (more…)
By Jack Caravelli The 2014 annexation of Crimea and the ongoing civil war in Syria, while major political crises, also are replete with insights about the current state of (more…)
Cuba, an ally of Russia since the Cold War, has sent military personnel to aid the Assad regime in Syria, according to a report. (FULL STORY) (more…)
The “Obama doctrine” in the Middle East is coming apart at the seams a year after the U.S. president laid out his strategy in a speech at West Point. (more…)
The commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force traveled to Moscow in August to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch air strikes in Syria, Iraqi government officials said. (FULL (more…)
By Jack Caravelli The head of Great Britain’s equivalent of the FBI says the threat from radicalized Islamist recruits is posing the highest threat in over a decade to (more…)
Israel received advanced notice from Russia before Moscow launched its first air strikes in Syria, according to Western defense sources. (FULL STORY) (more…)
By Jack Caravelli During last week’s visit to London, reports were circulating that Jeremy Corbyn, the left-wing political activist who has been elected as head of the Labor Party (more…)
