Tag: Isil
Body identified after British couple go missing in South Africa
AFP | South African police said Wednesday they had identified the body of a British man suspected to have been kidnapped by alleged Islamic militants....
Syrian imbroglio
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | For the last seven years, the people of Syria have been victim of civil war. The Syrian ruling elite seems...
Meet Abu Azrael, ‘Iraq’s Rambo’, the most renowned fighter in Iraq
Ayyub Faleh Hassan al-Rubaie (Abu Azrael), also known as the "Angel of Death", is a commander of the Kataib al-Imam Ali, an Iraqi Shi'a militia group of the Popular...
BRICS declaration: China did exactly what it wanted!
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | In my view the BRICS announcement is actually an announcement of a change in Pakistan’s policy vis a via the...
BRICS potentially strengthens Trumps’ hand in tackling Pakistani support of militants
James M. Dorsey | Pakistan, already furious and reeling from US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to sanction it for supporting militants, has been dealt...
Iraqi forces ‘completely surround ISIL’ in Tal Afar
News Analysis | According to Iraqi and US officials, Iraqi forces backed by Shiite militias have "completely surrounded" fighters affiliated with the Islamic State group in...
Iraq: No end in sight
News Analysis | Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Mosul to congratulate the army for driving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...
Ideological foundations and organizational structure of Islamic State
Nauman Sadiq | The fight against the much-dreaded ISIS is on with varying degrees of resolving and success.It becomes important to trace the ideological antecedents...
The Kurds Are Ethnically Cleansing Arabs From Raqqa, And The World...
Andrew Korybko | The global media -- to their credit – are focusing on the brutality of the US-backed Raqqa campaign, though they’re avoiding any serious...
Tehran attacks: Is the US-Saudi-Israel team getting ahead of Iran?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Even by American standards, the White House statement on the terrorist attacks in Tehran on Wednesday will stand out as a...
G7 sides with Russia: Unexpected setback to the US?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The G7 was meant to be an insipid forum that unfailingly followed the US diktat, but the worm is apparently turning....
Chemical terrorist attack ‘huge concern’ says London fire chief
Ben Farmer Britain's most senior fire chief has warned that the potential for a terrorist chemical attack in the country is a "huge concern". Dany...