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How One Arab Swallow Does Not Make a Spring

What was the main factor leading to failure or success of the Arab revolts… Read more

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Iranian Concerns Grow Over Russia’s Syrian Policies

Iranian criticism of Russia is not new… Read more

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ISIS: What Next?

ISIS: an overview and future trends… Read more

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Why Putin Wants Syria

The link between Russia’s strategic interests in Syria and Ukraine… Read more

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Qasem Soleimani’s Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Iranian Involvement in the Syrian civil war… Read more

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Who Was Hossein Hamedani, the Senior IRGC Commander Killed in Syria

Hossein Hamedani was the most senior Iranian military officer on a foreign operation to be killed in 36 years… Read more

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Walid Al-Moualem Addresses General Assembly’s Seventieth Session

Walid Al-Moualem’s speech to the UN general assembly… Read more

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How the Jihadi Civil War Began

How the jihadi civil war began that is now raging in Syria and Iraq… Read more

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Hijrah to the Islamic State: ISIS Updates its Manual for Foreign Fighters

Updated security recommendations issued by ISIS to operatives traveling to Syria are designed to address preventive measures by European countries and Turkey… Read more

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Kobani: A Symbol of Kurdish Resistance

After nearly five months of fighting for Kobani, the Kurds recaptured the town on January 26… Continue reading

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ISIS: Portrait of a Jihadi Terrorist Organization

Overall analysis of a jihadi terrorist organisation… Continue reading

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The Historical Roots and Stages in the Development of ISIS

The roots and development of ISIS… Continue reading

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ISIS’s Ideology and Vision, and their Implementation

A Sunni Islamic extremist organization… Continue reading

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ISIS’s Military Achievements in Iraq and the Establishment of its Governmental Systems

ISIS’ military campaign in northern and western Iraq… Continue reading

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ISIS Establishes Itself in Eastern and Northern Syria

ISIS has established a governmental infrastructure in areas under its control and is brutally imposing Islamic religious law on the local population… Continue reading

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ISIS’s Financial and Military Capabilities

ISIS’s capabilities: the number of its operatives, control system, military strength, leadership, allies and financial capabilities… Continue reading

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Exporting Terrorism and Subversion to the West and the Arab World

ISIS is working to extend its influence to other jihadi organizations and networks in the Middle East and around the globe… Continue reading

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ISIS’s Propaganda Machine

ISIS has an effective propaganda machine and regards the battle for hearts and minds as particularly important… Continue reading

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The American Campaign against ISIS

America underestimated ISIS as a potential but not immediate security threat… Continue reading

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ISIS Response to the American Campaign

ISIS’s policy towards the United States changed when the United States identified ISIS as a serious political and security threat… Continue reading

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Kidnapped Nuns No Longer Bear the Cross

Christian women hostages of Islamic jihadis… Continue reading

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The Al-Nusra Front’s Major Role in the Rebel Takeover of a Large Syrian Army Arsenal

A large rebel military operation took control of a Syrian army precinct in the village of Mahin… Continue reading

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Islamic Doctrines Justify Sex Jihad

The practice of sex jihad has specific doctrinal validation in Islam… Continue reading

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Ayman al-Zawahiri, Leader of Al-Qaeda, Urges Jihadist Rebels in Syria to Unite and Establish an Islamic Caliphate

Establishing an Islamic country in Syria opens the way to the restoration of the Islamic Caliphate and the liberation of Jerusalem… Continue reading