... opportunity to expand by recruiting brothers, training them in the Middle East or Pakistan, and sending them back to Europe to establish ... ... to
Al Qaeda
which was pre-millenarian. By the same token, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi independently developed a form of jihad that was ... ... and persecuted. With this support, they established a network in Syria and Iraq which eventually became the Caliphate.
The third ... ... This allowed them to build a mechanism that would lead to the Islamic State and to the Caliphate which was proclaimed in June ...
..., Damascus
claims
that its fighter jet was likewise attacking Islamic State forces.
The latter incident led Russian Ministry ... ... eventual resolution of a number of disputes.
Ilya Kravchenko:
USA and NATO: Who Needs Who?
Geostrategic Concerns
At the roots ... ... Poland and Romania, as well as in Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East.
How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ... ... over the disputes in the Caucasus and Black Sea, as well as in Syria? How should the U.S., EU and Russia respond to Ankara’s ...
The Syrian army finally regained control over Palmyra, one of the key strategic cities in ... ... Palmyra.
This historic area is somewhat isolated, being located far away from the major Islamic State-controlled territories along the Euphrates. With many sources of IS funding... ... Russia’s hands.
REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Andrey Kortunov:
Post-Syrian Russia and Middle East
Apart from the overall geopolitical benefit, Moscow urgently seeks to legitimize...
... every coin. Over many decades this approach suited both parties in that convoluted Middle Eastern system that operates to a brutal but still clear-cut pattern. But the... ... U.S. lobbying USD 3.66 billion.
EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
Boris Dolgov, Omar Mahmood:
The Syrian Conflict: Russian and GCC
Perspectives
The U.S. allies largely share the same... ... their ground, with the State Department laconically responding “the Saudi refusal is their own business.” However, analysts believe that Riyadh gave up its...
The attacks will almost inevitably lead to an escalation of war in Iraq and Syria, as well as to changes in the balance of forces in the Middle East as a whole.
Although it will take time to truly evaluate the consequences of the November 13 massacre in Paris for ... ... mobilization, but the government also cannot avoid launching a major retribution. It might include more intensive attacks on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a clearer and more coordinated allied strategy will certainly replace the rather haphazard ...
There is no doubt that Moscow understands that Syria will no longer be the way it once was, neither in terms of government nor borders.... ... common enemy. The fact that both leaders are speaking about a coalition to combat the Islamic State points to different, not coinciding, approaches, since the two have their... ... However, this line is not clear. The main reproach Obama constantly hears is that his Middle East policy is inconsistent, that it is unclear whether it is pursuing a specific...
Military aircraft in the Middle East conflicts
December 18, 2011 was a momentous day for ... ... August 8, 2014 two U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighters
struck Islamic State artillery units
near Erbil, marking the start of ... ... that sprang up in Iraq and achieved success in the civil war in Syria, success that enabled it to reformat itself, expand and get ... ... contingents are Great Britain and Australia.
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US Navy B-1B "Lancer" Bomber Aircraft
on ...
... and 30 thousand in Syria) fighting under the black banner of the Islamic State
[3]
. According to Western media, around 3 thousand of them come from Europe, the United States and the former Soviet republics, including Russia (mostly from Chechnya), who have joined the ranks of the army of the just recently resurrected caliphate
[4]
. Judging by the fact that the Islamic State publishes its propaganda literature in five European languages, the number of people who have been recruited outside the Middle East is really impressive. At least 95 per cent of jihadists fighting against the Syrian government troops are not citizens of Syria.
The grouping has earned a reputation as one of the most violent Islamist organizations....
Interview with Vitaly Naumkin
The frantic activity of the Islamic State and the growing number supporters of extremist actions ... ... causing alarm and anxiety in the West. The unabated conflict in Syria and fragile internal situation in Iraq are creating fertile ... ... the United States, do next? Will the current alliances in the Middle East undergo any changes?
Vitaly Naumkin
, Doctor of History,... ... beginning of the military action in Syria coincide with the refusal of the United States to send troops to fight the Islamic State ...
Sohail Mahmood (Pakistan), Mehdi Dehnavi (Iran)
The recent extremist uprisings in the Middle East are one of the most alarming international news of this year. International ... ... and is gaining support among people.
Countries at stake: fragile Iraq and turbulent Syria. Is the USA again at war with terrorist?
RIAC has gathered opinions from renowned foreign experts... ... Department of International Relations at Preston University, Islamabad
War against the "Islamic State"?
Sohail Mahmood
The current position of the USA toward the Islamic...
