Zaslon — Russia’s Ultra-Secretive Special Ops in Syria
The Kremlin has never acknowledged the group’s existence, and there’s a reason for that When…
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Syria’s Kurds Are Contemplating an Aleppo Alliance with Assad and Russia
The PYD will not hesitate to cooperate with Damascus and Moscow in the north if…
The Iranian Project: Why Assad Has Turned to Moscow for Help
Iran has long been sending troops and material to help Syrian autocrat Bashar Assad wage…
Iran tycoon confesses to stockpiling 15 billion euros abroad
İpek Yezdani – TEHRAN Babek Zanjani, an Iranian businessman currently imprisoned in Iran on corruption…
Mood Music For Jihad
YouTube Hosts Music Playlists Promoting Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Jihadi Ideology U.S. social media companies…
Staunch Sisi supporter calls for opening of stadia and dialogue with ultras
A staunch supporter of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, has called on…
Iran’s Iraqi Shiite Proxies Increase Their Deployment to Syria
Recent online activities show that various Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militias have greatly expanded their recruitment…
Velayati: Senior Individuals Are Unaccounted For
Maryam Kashani kashanim.kashani(at)roozonline.com Iran’s senior advisor on international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, to the country’s…
Why Algeria Isn’t Exporting Jihadists
Algeria’s tough security stance and the legacy of the country’s bloody civil war help explain…
Angola: A European Parliament report challenged by European diplomats
The European Parliament has just completed a report on the political situation and human rights…
The Escalating Northern Front in Yemen
Michael Knights and Alexandre Mello September 24, 2015 The GCC-backed ground campaign to liberate Sana…
India and the Syrian Civil War
How a potential permanent UNSC member approached the crisis in Syria. By Kabir Taneja After…
Report: Hezbollah to cease offensive action in Syria
Lebanese media outlet quotes diplomats claiming Hezbollah will only act defensively in Syria after fight…
Reports: Russian troops refusing deployment to Syria
Russian media outlet interviews group of soldiers who refused to be deployed to Syria, describing…
Ancient Ales: The Past, Present, and Future of Middle Eastern Beer Brewing
By Steve Hindy When I was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press in…
Al Qa’ida’s External Operations Unit is back
Al Qa’ida’s External Operations Unit is back in play with the release of five leading…
Iran Released Top Members of Al Qaeda in a Trade
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and ERIC SCHMITT President Hassan Rouhani, by a picture of the supreme…
Terror Fears As Iran Frees Al Qaeda Members
Some intelligence agencies warn the five men may travel to Syria and make use of…
Syria: What to do About the Russian Challenge
Russia’s military buildup on a Syrian airbase south of Latakia combined with the escalating hemorrhage…
Play By Their Rules
Russia and Iran have changed the stakes in Syria, and the United States should act…
What the Third Lebanon War will look like
The IDF is preparing for the next confrontation with Hezbollah, which was dangerously close to…
Yemen’s Refugee Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Somalia
By Jake Flanagin Quartz There are now nearly 1.5 million displaced people in Yemen, though…
Iranian troops join Russians in Syria fighting
Israeli security sources claim Quds Force sending hundreds of elite troops in unprecedented cooperation with…
Devils you don’t know: Q&A with Michael Knights
The Iraqi government’s fight against ISIS is less important than how it deals with the…
Russia in Syria (Part 1): Declining Military Capabilities Won’t Hold Moscow Back
Although the reported intervention in Syria may spread Russia’s armed forces too thin, the Kremlin…
This Tiny Russian Plane Has a Ridiculous Amount of Weapons
Small but mighty, the Yak-130 trainer doubles as an effective multi-role fighter by Thomas Newdick…
Saudi Arabia’s underground pop artists are building fanbases behind closed doors
by Cortney Harding Ayham Homsi is a hard guy to get ahold of. Sure,…
Our woman in Beirut
It’s hard to imagine, but this attractive young woman was one of the boldest Mossad…
PUK Prevents Iranian Kurdish Opposition Parties Conducting Operation
PKK allowed in area but not Kurdish Iranian opposition parties SULAYMANIHAY – The Patriotic Union…
Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for U.S.
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — Russia has sent a military advance…
Russia may be escalating military role in Syria
By W.J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett contact the reporters U.S. intelligence has captured evidence of…
In Yemen, Anti-Houthi Operations Confront Forceful Opposition
Analysis Aug. 25 The Saudi-led offensive against rebels in Yemen has lost its initial momentum.…
Anatomy of a Bombing
A closer look at how an Iranian-linked Hezbollah chief bombed the Khobar Towers and walked…
Is the Death-To-America Graffiti Being Removed on Khamenei’s Orders?
Student Basij Provides a Telephone Number to Report the Cleanup Nazanin Kamdar The publication of…
Russian jets in Syrian skies
Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent…
Analysis: Why Turkey’s AKP failed to make a comeback in polls
Ahmet Hakan – ISTANBUL Özer Sencar, owner of polling company MetroPoll, explains to daily Hürriyet…
Barak: Possibility of attack against Iran raised three times, and blocked
In new book, former defense minister says he, Netanyahu and Lieberman sought to strike Tehran’s…
Rethinking U.S. Strategy for Intercepting Iranian Arms Transfers
Existing mechanisms for interdicting Iran’s arms shipments to its proxies have already been proven insufficient,…
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Volatile Political Geography of Oil and Minorities
Synopsis The political geography of oil and minorities in Saudi Arabia and Iran highlights a…
Saudi Arabia’s 5 Most Lethal Weapons of War
Daniel R. DePetris For Saudi Arabia, the conservative Gulf kingdom whose number one priority in…
AP Exclusive: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site
As the AP Exclusive has proven to be “controversial”, METransparent suggests that its readers should…
The 15-minute interview: Ernest Moniz
by John Mecklin John Mecklin is the editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.…
Google Earth Is Helping Syrians Call In US Air Strikes
Kurdish militia fighters are using Android tablets and free Google mapping tools to track battle…
Failed Iranian bomb attack against Komala headquarters in Sulaymaniyah
An act of terrorism by the Iranian regime to bomb Komala party of Iranian Kurdistan’s…
The Saudi-UAE War Effort in Yemen (Part 1): Operation Golden Arrow in Aden
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have made an impressive contribution to recapturing Aden from Houthi-Saleh…
In Saudi Arabia, nuclear energy for nuclear energy’s sake
Lauren Sukin* In March, while world leaders were scrambling to salvage the Iranian nuclear negotiations…
Emirati armoured brigade spearheads Aden breakout
Jeremy Binnie – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The impasse in Yemen’s conflict appears to have…
Iranian support for Barzani strengthens political stability
and improves prospects for investment in energy, telecoms, construction Jamie Ingram – IHS Jane’s Intelligence…
Dep. Foreign Minister Araghchi: The Nuclear Program Was Devastating
“Tell People We Triumphed Over the Enemy” Shirin Karimi While Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign…
Yemen’s Arab Spring Left Its Air Force In Disarray
Yemen’s air force is barely functioning, despite heavy U.S. investment (The regime of Saleh was…