Tag Archives: Syria

We left, ISIS stayed. 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS

PJ MEDIA by Patrick Poole October 14, 2014 Reports that ISIS has surrounded Baghdad and is quickly closing in on the Baghdad International Airport (armed with MANPADS, no less) are troubling. Baghdad itself has been rocked by a series of … Continue reading

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French Jewish girl, 17, ‘planned terror attack on parents’ store, was set to join IS’

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff October 15, 2014 A young French Jewish girl was radicalized, became an anti-Semite, planned a terrorist attack at her parents’ shop and was a moment away from getting on a plane to join the Islamic … Continue reading

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The Barbarians Within Our Gates

POLITICO by Hisham Melhem September 18, 2014 Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than to knowingly enter a … Continue reading

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Jihadists fight way into centre of Syria border town Kobane

THE AUSTRALIAN by AFP October 14, 2014 JIHADISTS fought their way into central Kobane in heavy clashes with the Syrian border town’s Kurdish defenders, ahead of a Washington meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group. The breakthrough … Continue reading

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Israel’s Bright Future

FRONT PAGE MAG by Joseph Puder October 8, 2014 A new year is generally a time to assess the past and consider the future. The year 5775 (in the Jewish calendar) is no different. A look back at this past … Continue reading

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Turkey and the Battle for Kobane

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Soner Cagaptay October 8, 2014 Turkey’s primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal. In the past … Continue reading

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A Terrible Slaughter Is Coming

THE ATLANTIC by Jeffrey Goldberg October 6, 2014 On the Turkish border, the world stands idly by as ISIS threatens a massacre in a Syrian town. The theme of the week in the Syria conflict—that airstrikes are of only limited … Continue reading

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Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’

DAILY BEAST by Josh Rogin October 2, 2014 In a forthcoming book, obtained by The Daily Beast, former spy director and Pentagon leader Leon Panetta blames the White House for screwups from Syria to Afghanistan. The president’s White House staff … Continue reading

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Obama Hit With ‘Double Standards’ Accusation Over Iraq, Syria Civilian Casualties

ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen October 1, 2014 As President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, a storm is brewing over alleged double standards concerning civilian casualties incurred during the current US bombing campaign … Continue reading

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Shurat Hadin battles to seize Internet assets of Iran, Syria, N.Korea to pay terror victims

JERUSALEM POST by Yonah Jeremy Bob September 29, 2014 The battle for Shurat Hadin– Israel Law Center and the American families of victims it represents who hold unsatisfied US federal court judgments against Iran, Syria and North Korea for sponsoring … Continue reading

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