Over four years into the Syrian civil war, and the United States still is working out a program to better train moderate Syrian rebels. The Hurriyet Daily News reported on May 11 that “technical reasons” are being cited as the…
The Palestinians are refusing to take no as an answer from the world’s most influential diplomatic body, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promised on Monday to return a bid for statehood to the United Nations Security Council “soon.” The Ma’an…
The Kobani region in the Turkish-Syrian border has been a combat zone between Kurdish rebels and the terror group ISIS for a while, but the ISIS threat has now managed to cross the border into Turkey. The Telegraph reported that…
What began as one of the many factions fighting in Syria has rapidly turned into one of the greatest threats to the Middle East since Al-Qaeda. Looks like Al-Qaeda is the inspiration for the Islamic State in Iraq and the…
It’s not very often that the leader of a nation announces a military victory at an election rally, but that’s what happened on Sunday in Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, under heavy political pressure for multiple reasons, announced at…
It makes sense for Turkey to build friendships in an effort to fight terrorism. But their latest plan to battle terror should raise eyebrows, since their new partner is none other than a top sponsor of terrorist groups: Iran With…