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The ‘Islamic State’ Strikes Iran to Differentiate Itself from al Qaeda. Iran Strikes Back…

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For several years, al-Qaeda has been keen to avoid striking the Islamic Republic of Iran since Osama bin Laden was head of the organisation. The same policy was followed by Bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for various reasons. However, “Islamic State” (ISIS) wanted to distinguish itself from al-Qaeda, to reveal its weakness or complicity with […]

Conflicts Justified Under the 2001 AUMF, Ranked…

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Of all the weapons the United States carries in its military arsenal, its most powerful might be the 2001 congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force. The post-9/11 blank check to fight evildoers covers everything: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iraq-Syria, Syria, the other thing we’re doing in Syria now, and a bunch of stuff in between. […]

Syrian Archives Add New Details to Henry Kissinger’s Disastrous Middle East Record…

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Even the harshest critics of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad should appreciate him for his treatment of Richard Nixon’s vainglorious secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. When Kissinger flew into Damascus on the evening of February 26, 1974, Assad made him wait for hours while he hosted dinner for Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Only after […]

U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Armed Iranian Drone Over Syria…

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A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in southeastern Syria on Tuesday, according to a statement from the military. The drone was shot down by a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle near Al-Tanf, Syria, where the U.S. is training local fighters to combat the Islamic State, and where the U.S. has already fired on […]

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