Syria

“Nobody gets involved in the Middle East and comes out of it the good guy.” This is both a cynical and truthful take on the state of affairs in the Middle East espoused by fictitious Secretary of State Catherine Durant ...

The Syrian Civil War that is lasting since now 2011 , might soon come to an end. Indeed Bashar Al-Assad and its allies have made impressive gains this last months on all Syrian Battlefields.  The regime has found an amazing ...

The Kurds who are widely considered to be the most enormous population without a state have today caught the attention of the world, in particular the west as well as the superpowers. They are located in the Middle East and ...
Where did ISIS came from? Credits : syrianfreepress

Currently, Daesh is considered the richest terrorist group in history. Daesh earn $2.9 billion each year thanks to their various sources of income. The main objective of Daesh is to become a real state. As any recognized state, Daesh needs ...

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will arrive to the White House tomorrow, there are two perspectives on what Turkish will discuss with Trump. On the one hand, Erdoğan uses the meeting as an opportunity to regret the Trump to arm Syrian Kurds ...

Coming Crawling Back: ISIS Seeks Alliance with Al-Qaeda. (This post was  originally published by Young Diplomats Partner Geopolitics Made Super and is written by Ryan Bohl). From Reuters: Islamic State is talking to al Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in ...

The highlight of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s first official visit to Russia on March 27-28, 2017 was a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. At a joint press conference, Putin stressed that “Iran is a good and reliable neighbor, as well ...

President Donald Trump, less than 100 days in office, caught the world off guard when he ordered the military to fire 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles in a targeted military strike on a Syrian air base April 6, in retaliation for ...

Washington launched 59 precision-guided missiles April 6 at loyalist-controlled Shayrat air base, southeast of Homs city, Syria. The base housed the two squadrons of Syria’s Su-22 ground attack aircraft that were believe to have taken part in an April 4 ...
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Middle East has long been a playground for major powers, ideal for the clash of competing interests, strategies and influence. Technically speaking, over the years, it has been demonstrated that using soft power in the region does not get tangible ...