The Kurds are raising an army to protect their newly-declared autonomous region. And if the performance of Kurdish fighters in the battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (more…)
National Security Advisor Susan Rice said President Barack Obama has come to the realization that the United States must respond to the Russian gambit to spread its influence throughout (more…)
By Jack Caravelli Russian president Vladimir Putin’s use of Russian conventional forces to destabilize Ukraine and prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime certainly got the attention of Western (more…)
In a time of old kings, a young prince may be on the precipice of ushering in a new era in Saudi Arabia. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent decision to withdraw most but not all of Russian military forces operating in Syria was another in a string of surprises that appear to (more…)
The Pentagon has reported that “the equivalent of the secretary of defense” for Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike. (FULL (more…)
By Jack Caravelli Europe is reeling under a series of problems — some, not all of its own making — that is dimming the hopes of those promoting a (more…)
A clash of personalities may have changed the face of Iraq’s war on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). (FULL STORY) (more…)
The Kurds, whose presence in Syria can be traced to before the Crusades, may be on the verge of autonomy. (FULL STORY) (more…)
