Iraq: DOD v Obama: ISIS has no head v "cut the head of the snake"
nyt According to one American intelligence estimate, ISIS could not be easily defeated by killing its top leadership. Given its decentralized command and control, experienced militants could easily replenish its upper rank “If there is anything ISIL has learned from its previous iterations as Al Qae ...
[AfricaRealities] Johnson: We Must Crack Down On UK Jihadists
It's OK to create laws to fight against terrorism and cracking down on UK jihadists. But, do not forget the fight against discrimination, inequality and apartheid in UK , which may contribute to some people leaving UK to fight overseas wars. I have read a lot of stuff in the media and heard a lot of ...
Indonesia Warns: Radicals Inspired by ISIS to Establish a Caliphate in Asia
In Jakarta, Muslim leaders explain Islamic fundamentalism to Christians ICC Note: Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, is becoming “one of the main centers of Islamic activism in the Asia-Pacific region,” according to AsiaNews. Islamic extremism has been rising with a decline in relig ...
2014 airstrikes in Iraq offer contrast to 2003
On Aug. 8, the United States began dropping bombs in Iraq again. The airstrikes, the first major U.S. military involvement in Iraq since President Barack Obama pulled out combat troops in 2011, are intended to thwart a hyperviolent jihadist group called ...
Iraq: Bombs & Bullets vs. Political Process
This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s Web page. A series of bombings and shootings left some 35 dead in Iraq on Saturday, following on a massacre of 68 worshipers Friday at a Sunni Mosque in mixed Diyala Province. This violence was strategic, not random.
