Posts Tagged: Syria ISIS
US Slows Transfers of Islamic State Detainees to Iraq, Sources Say
Transfers of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq by the US military have slowed this week, seven sources familiar with the matter said, following calls by Baghdad for other countries to repatriate thousands...
UK-Born Islamic State Recruit Can Return From Syria to Challenge Citizenship Removal
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State can return to Britain to challenge the government's removal of her...
Iran Views US Withdrawal From Syria as an Opportunity
JNS.org - Amid the fast-paced violent developments unfolding in northeast Syria, Iran remains a central actor in the area, and it likely views the withdrawal...
Trump Has Worsened the Syrian Stalemate
The US is currently at a great disadvantage in Syria. The Trump White House, despite blaming its increasing irrelevancy in the region on the Obama administration’s...
Ending the War in Syria Could Be a Disaster for Europe
Blinded by the smokescreen of the war against ISIS, the world failed to notice that Tehran was taking over considerable parts of Syria -- particularly in the sparsely...
Syria Accuses Israel and US of Supporting Islamic State Terror Group
JNS.org - Syrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari on Wednesday accused Israel of providing direct support to the Islamic State terror group in...
Deradicalization in Refugee Camps and Beyond
The influx of millions of Syrian refugees into Europe is more than likely to become another source of radicalization that could increase the number of...
Planning for a Post-ISIS Middle East
I recently published an article on the military strategy needed to defeat ISIS. Tragically, a few days thereafter, one of my family members was struck down by ISIS...
US to Send Additional Military Personnel to Syria to Help Fight ISIS
The US plans to send up to 250 additional military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting Islamic State, significantly expanding the small American...
Israel’s Top Priority in Syria is Iran, Not ISIS, Analyst Says
Unlike Syria’s other neighbors, Israel has by and large stayed away from the war that is ripping the country apart. But that doesn’t mean it...
The BBC Reports Assad’s Propaganda as Fact
The synopsis to a filmed report that -- in addition to being shown on BBC television -- appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page on March...
Obama Fiddles While Russia Destroys Syria
Confusion reigns inside the Obama administration regarding Russia's military campaign to bolster President Bashar Assad's endangered Syrian regime. Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention clearly caught...
Islamic State Destroys Ancient Christian Monastery in Central Syria
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group has reportedly destroyed an ancient Christian monastery in central Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the jihadist...
Syrian Christian Families Flee New Onslaught by Islamic State
JNS.org - Hundreds of Syrian Christian families fled their homes in the central Syrian town of Sadad over the weekend over fears of a new onslaught...
