Russian Mercenaries Suffer Losses In Syria, As US And Russia Clashes
The latest reports of Russian casualties in the Syrian war serve to underline the international character of the conflict. ItContinue Reading
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American Weapons And Equipment Among Syria’s Opposition Factions
During the hot years of the Cold War one of the few things the opposing superpowers of the USSR andContinue Reading
Syria In 2015 And The Murder Of Ruqia Hassan
Joshua Landis, the Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma and author of the ever reliable Syrian CommentContinue Reading
The Killing Of Zahran Alloush, A Gift To The Islamic State
So Zahran Alloush, the controversial military commander of Jaysh al-Islam, one of the largest non-secular Opposition groups in Syria, and five ofContinue Reading
Russian Soldiers Serving With Pro-Assad Forces In Syrian Civil War
Most observers of the civil war in Syria are well aware of the military assistance offered by the government of Vladimir Putin toContinue Reading
The Middle East’s Proxy Wars
Two Middle Eastern nation states torn apart by internecine wars, two whirlpools of conflict which suck in others willingly or unwillingly. FirstContinue Reading
La Rebelle De Raqqa
From France 24, the story of Haya El Ali, a young Syrian woman who befriended female members of the Islamic StateContinue Reading
Will Hezbollah Be The Biggest Victor In The Syrian Civil War?
Just a quick post to highlight a recent report carried by the Brown Moses blog examining the ongoing civil warContinue Reading
Barrel Bombs, The Terror From Above
Over on the Brown Moses blog Richard M. Lloyd has a lengthy examination of the technology behind the so-called barrelContinue Reading
The Recent Hezbollah Executions In Syria
Phillip Smyth in the excellent Brown Moses blog examines a particularly graphic war crime in Syria, the filmed execution by allegedContinue Reading
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