While the Afghan Government Focuses on Peace Talks the Taliban Focus on Controlling Afghanistan
The Taliban have continued their campaign against the Afghan government after detonating a suicide bomb at a clinic north of...
Kevin Samolsky
AQAP Continues Their Push Through Weak Opposition in Yemen
Another town in Southern Yemen has fallen under control of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) over the weekend....
Death of Al Shabaab Intel Chief Will Mean Nothing If AU Forces Remain Complacent
Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) reported their airstrike targeting Al Shabaab’s Nadaris camp killed Mahad Mohammed Karatey, the head of Al...
U.S. Targets IS in Libya Despite Ongoing Unity Talks
A U.S. airstrike targeting a major Islamic State (IS) operative, Noureddine Chouchane, may have killed upwards of 40 IS trainees...
Ankara Bombing Sparks Turkey to Increase Attacks Against Kurds
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, a car bomb detonated besides a convoy transporting Turkish military personnel killing 28 and injuring...
SAMs in the South China Sea Will Extend China’s Regional Control
In a recent move to step up control over the South China Sea, China has moved Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) on...
Massive Military Exercise May Point to a Saudi Intervention in Syria
This week the Saudi government is drawing from 20 nations to launch the largest ever military exercise in the region,...
Russia Continues Push to Remove U.S. Influence from Middle East
Reuters reports that Russia is ready to send civil airliners and continue to provide military aid to Iraq to fight...
Heritage Foundation Brings Together Iran Nuclear Deal Critics
The Iran nuclear deal, signed last September, has been touted as a diplomatic victory by the Obama Administration, which claims...
Rebel Cause in Syria Fading as Government Forces Move Closer to Aleppo
The Syrian city of Aleppo has been surrounded by Assad government forces. Syria’s largest city has been held by multiple...
Death of Senior Commander Unlikely to Have Effect on AQAP Progress
A U.S. drone strike has reportedly killed Jalal Baleedi, an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) senior field commander...
Recent Explosion Raises Questions on Al Shabaab Targeting Airlines
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 a Daallo Airlines commercial plane traveling from Mogadishu to Djibouti was forced to land just...
President Obama Chose Terror-Tied Mosque for First U.S. Visit, Snubs Reformers
February 3, 2016, President Obama visited an American Mosque for the first time. However, the visit has been marked with...
U.S. Conditions IS Libya Fight on Unity Government
February 2, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from 23 nations in Rome to discuss combating IS....
Yemeni Civil War Provides Perfect Cover For AQAP Expansion
Reuters reports that Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) has reclaimed the Yemeni city of Azzan. AQAP reestablished control...
Economic Warfare in the Middle East May Keep Oil Prices Low for the Near Future
Saudi Arabia continues to produce oil at high levels despite dropping oil prices. Oil makes up 80% of the Saudi...