... which is extremely dangerous due to the fact that Pakistan possesses nuclear weapons and a significant number of radical Islamic forces.
But on no account would I like to put the Taliban on the same level with, for example, Al-Qaeda or the so-called Islamic State, they do differ indeed. Yet, this does not make the region safer. Overall, it will be really hard to find a tangible compromise without joint efforts of the neighbouring countries and the US that are physically present there and cannot withdraw ...
... Arab analysts. This land
stretches
from Damascus to the cities of Kalamun, Homs, Darya, Hama and Aleppo, including Latakia and Tartus on the Mediterranean coast (
1
,
2
). The cleaning up of these areas and stabilization of the frontline against the Islamic State may be the real goals of the coalition which includes Russia, Iran, Iraq, Mr. Assad's Syria and the allied Lebanese Hezbollah with the 4+1 Information and Coordination Center in Baghdad. Iraq also welcomes Russian air attacks against the ...
Russia’s bid for the world’s leadership in struggle against terrorism, primarily against Islamic State (IS) that the country announced at the United Nations General Assembly has been substantiated by actions after the Federation Council upper house of parliament approved the use of Russian Armed Forces in Syria, Chairman of the State Duma ...
Broad coalition for fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization is hardly possible now, and exchanging information and coordinating actions should be on top of the agenda at the current stage, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences ...
... from "No 'little green men' in Latakia!" to "Let the Russians give it a try — maybe they'll have more success they we've had."
Russia and the U.S. are deeply distrustful of one another right now. And yet both agree that the Islamic State is pure evil and that a united front is needed to combat it. Then why isn't one taking shape?
First, leaders continue out of inertia to classify the Islamic State as a terrorist organization and, accordingly, refer to efforts to combat it ...
