... seriously weakened and lost control over territories and resources, it retains the ability to attack
Actually, neither the Syrian army, supported by Russia, nor the pro-American Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have managed to establish complete control over the territory near the Syria-Iraq border. Moreover, the SDF includes military groups of the Kurdish YPG self-defense forces, infiltrated by the Kurdistan Workers’ ... ... its strengthening has grown in other conflict regions of the world. ISIS cells firmly consolidated in Libya, Yemen, Sinai and Afghanistan as early as in 2014-2015. That experience now serves as the starting point for further development and implementation ...
... unwilling' which is nonetheless appearing more assertive than its more 'willing' counterpart back to 2003 in Iraq. No wonder since the threat for other states in the region is formidable. On the other side, the new Iraqi government shall ... ... back at best. At worst, one can fail as the U.S. did in Vietnam. You just cannot combat these guys from the sky!
3. Whither Afghanistan?
Well, it's pretty simple. A president of Kabul is not a president of Afghanistan. Almost entire south-east ...
In light of the recent developments in Syria and the apparently imminent US military intervention, the blog will take a short break from its relatively academic style ... ... inspectors were in Damascus? The sceptic observer cannot help but remember the false intelligence on which the 2003 US invasion of Iraq was founded; Saddam Hussein did not in fact possess weapons of mass destruction. The parallel is inescapable. In May, Carla ...
... playing out in Syria and Mali are, in no small part, the unintended consequences of American, British and French foreign policy in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, unintended consequences due largely to failures of strategic thinking.
The Afghanistan and Iraq interventions – unintended consequences in Syria
In Afghanistan in 2002 the Americans with NATO backing launched themselves into a desired short war, and with right intention. And, in the early days, things appeared to go well. Supported by overwhelming air power from USN aircraft carriers, the Northern ...
