Clare Lopez speaks on various events taking place in the Middle East
Center VP for Research & Analysis, Clare Lopez, joined Alan Kornman and Vito Exposito to talk about events in Middle...
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Syria: As U.S. Troops Retreat, Adversaries Gain Ground and Chaos Ensues
On Monday October 7th, President Trump announced the pullout of U.S. troops from Syria. Shortly after, the Turkish military began...
U.S. Withdrawal from Syria: Not Only a Betrayal of the Kurds But Bad Policy
During the United Nations General Assembly last month, President Trump pointed out, "The future does not belong to globalists. The...
Iraqi Ballot Warehouse Catches Fire
On Sunday, June 10, an election ballot warehouse caught fire in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad. The fire affected only...
US Airstrikes Pro-Assad Fighters
On February 7th and 8th in the Khusham province of Syria, the United States military killed approximately 100 members of...
Frank Gaffney: Abandoning Kurds in Iraq Is a ‘Strategic Mistake of Epic Proportions’
Originally posted on Breitbart. Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk...
United States may act pragmatically but should eventually stand with the Kurds
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted in a referendum for independence from the Iraqi state. The plebiscite reflects the aspirations...
U.S.-led coalition air strike to block Islamic State
A US-led coalition carried out an air strike on August 30th to block Islamic State fighters from reaching eastern Syria...
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa
On June 6, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive on the northern city Raqqa, the Islamic State’s...
Turkish “Free Police” Another Tool to Stop Kurdish Expansion
On January 24th, a 450-person Syrian police force trained by Turkish police began operating in the rebel-held border town of...
Bombing Kills Security Forces in Istanbul
A remotely detonated car bomb destroyed a Turkish police bus in the capital of Istanbul, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 7th....
Bombings, Assaults on Reporters, Mar Erdogan Visit
On Thursday, March 31, 2016, a car bomb detonated beside a minibus carrying Turkish police officers in the city of...
IS Continues to Take Advantage of Lack of Security Forces Around Baghdad
Last Friday, March 25, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 25 and...
Iraqi and Syrian Armies Prepare for Offensives Against Two IS Cities
Major operations are underway to retake cities taken by the Islamic State (IS), one in Iraq and one in Syria....
Turkey Feeling the Consequences of Aiding Jihadis
On Saturday, March 19, 2016, Istiklal Street, a busy shopping district in Istanbul, Turkey, came under attack after a suicide...
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...