Archive for the 'ISIS' Category

Thoughts On Southern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, June 24th, 2018

Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Revenge Being Meted Out on ISIS linked Sunni Tribes of Iraq – FrontLine “Iraq Uncovered”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

Why the U.S. Should Team Up with the Kurds & Not Turkey to Take Raqqa and Destroy the Islamic State

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 17th, 2017

Yes, Syrian Kurds Have Committed War Crimes – Roy Gutman Responds to Aymenn Tamimi

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 12th, 2017

A Response to Roy Gutman’s “Have the Syrian Kurds Committed War Crimes?”

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, February 11th, 2017

The rise and fall of a CIA-backed rebel commander in Syria – by @ErikaSolomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 9th, 2017

Liwa Al-Jabal: A New Loyalist Militia Unity Initiative In Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Quwat Dir’ Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

America’s Failure – and Russia and Iran’s Success – in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

The Fifth Legion: A New Auxiliary Force

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, December 24th, 2016

The Situation in al-Fu’a and Kafariya

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Roy Gutman Responds to Ehsani2’s critique of his articles arguing that Assad built ISIS and Staged al-Qaida Bombings

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

DAM WARS: How Water Scarcity Helped Create ISIS – by Quentin de Pimodan

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 11th, 2016

Is Assad the Author of ISIS? Did Iran Blow Up Assef Shawkat? And Other Tall Tales – By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 5th, 2016

Kata’ib Humat al-Diyar: A Prominent Loyalist Militia in Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, November 26th, 2016

Liwa al-Imam Zain al-Abidain: Building a ‘Resistance’ in Eastern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, September 18th, 2016

The Virtues of Sham: The Place of Syria in the Muslim Sacral Imagination

Posted by Tam Hussein on Thursday, September 8th, 2016

The Druze in the Syrian Conflict – By Talal El Atrache

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 5th, 2016

Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya: A Military Intelligence Branch Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

“Who is to blame for Syria’s nightmare?” By Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 31st, 2016

“Why the Islamic State Is Losing, and Why It Still Hopes to Win”

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, June 17th, 2016

Dealing with Syria’s Foreign Fighters: A Liberal Conundrum

Posted by Tam Hussein on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

“India and the Syrian Conflict,” by Niraj Srivastava

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 26th, 2016

The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, May 23rd, 2016

The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Liwa Usud al-Hussein: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 19th, 2016

The Life of al-Khal: First Leader of Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, February 14th, 2016

Report on Mass Graves of Yazidis in Sinjar

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, January 30th, 2016

“A Trip to the ‘Caliphate’: Oppressive Justice under ISIS,” By Omar al-Wardi

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 21st, 2015

“Regime-Change without State Collapse is Impossible in Syria,” Landis Interviewed by RT’s Sophie&Co

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 9th, 2015

Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk: History and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, September 18th, 2015

Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa: History, Analysis & Interview

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, September 14th, 2015

The Doha Congress: Negotiating a Return of the Iraqi Baath Party?

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, September 5th, 2015

“The inside Story of the British Suicide Bomber of Ramadi,” By Tam Hussein

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015

New Dabiq Issue Reiterates Justifications for Yazidi Enslavement

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, May 21st, 2015

How Far is Hezbollah Willing to Go in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 20th, 2015

Meet the Badris

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, March 13th, 2015

After Burning of Muaz al-Kasasbeh, Jordan & al-Azhar’s Gestures of Vengeance Will Not Heal

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, February 6th, 2015

Syria Year-End Predictions and Analysis – by Joshua Landis (28 December 2014)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 28th, 2014

2014 Roundup and 2015 Predictions by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 26th, 2014

“The Legal Foundations of the Islamic State,” By Mara Revkin

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

Video: ISIS, Yazidis, and the Enslavement of Thousands of Women

Posted by Matthew Barber on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014

The Islamic State (IS) and Pledges of Allegiance: The Case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 28th, 2014

“What Motivates European Youth to Join ISIS?” by Loretta Bass

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Islamic State Officially Admits to Enslaving Yazidi Women

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, October 12th, 2014

If the U.S. Wanted To, It Could Help Free Thousands of Enslaved Yazidi Women in a Single Day

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

“ISIS Is Weaker Than It Looks,” By Balint Szlanko

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 2014

Sinjar Was Only the Beginning—by Matthew Barber

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, August 8th, 2014

The Expulsion of Mosul’s Christians, part 1: The Account of the Kidnapped Nuns

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

The Six Words You Need to Know to Be a Successful Jihadi and Establish Your Own Caliphate

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, July 6th, 2014

The Future of ISIS and the Sectarian Response: ISIS has Picked a Fight it Cannot Win

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi pact for the Christians of Raqqa province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian “Moderates” with Advanced Weapons

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 15th, 2014

“Inter-Rebel Fighting Enters a New Phase as Salafists Declare Open War on ISIS,” by Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 14th, 2014

“Does the Truce Between ISIS and Suqour al-Sham Mean an End to Syria’s Inter-Rebel War?” By Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 7th, 2014

“The ISIS – Suquor al-Sham Truce: Is It Real and Can It Last?” By Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 6th, 2014

New ISIS Leaks Reveal Particulars of al-Qaida Strategy

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, January 12th, 2014

The Battle between ISIS and Syria’s Rebel Militias

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 4th, 2014

“Al-Qaeda’s Governance Strategy in Raqqa,” by Chris Looney

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 8th, 2013

Notes on the Growing Struggle between ISIS, Nusra/Ahrar, and other factions of the FSA

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Syrian Army Retakes important towns in Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. Both Salah and Salameh, leaders of largest Aleppo militia, wounded.

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 15th, 2013