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GuantanamoUS intelligence finds Gitmo prisoners returning to fight
The report said transfers to countries with ongoing conflicts and internal instability as well as active recruitment by insurgent and terrorist organizations "pose particular problems." "Based on trends identified during the past eleven years, we assess that some detainees currently at GTMO will seek to reengage in terrorist or insurgent activities after they are transferred," the bi-annual report released Wednesday by the Director of National Intelligence concludes.
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Iran and ISISIran versus ISIS: Four-Part Series
The Islamic world is rife with political diversity, from ultraconservative monarchies to new democracies. But two places reflect the escalating rivalry over an ideal Islamic state in the 21st century: The Islamic Republic of Iran, predominantly Shiite, was born of a revolution against centuries of monarchical rule. The Islamic State, purely Sunni, was born out of war in the modern nations of Iraq and Syria.
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Al-QaedaThe spy who came in from al-Qaeda
Aimen Dean is a founder member of al-Qaeda, who changed tack in 1998 and became a spy for Britain's security and intelligence services, MI5 and MI6. Interviewed by Peter Marshall, he describes his years working in Afghanistan and London as one of the West's most valuable assets in the fight against militant Islam.
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Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu’s speech to Congress fails to jolt electoral needle at home
According to polls carried out by Israeli TV news channels Wednesday, the day after his high-stakes speech to Congress, Netanyahu’s address had only a modest influence on the Israeli electorate.
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YemenAnalysis: A Passing Generation of Yemeni Politics
The nationalist union founded by members of the Famous Forty and defended by the ?rst generation of foreign-educated Yemeni modernists has suffered greatly with the passage of time and is unlikely to recover the promise of its past.
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Future of WarThe Future of War: Adios, Clausewitz
The norm of what constitutes war is changing said Charles Dunlap, a retired Air Force JAG general, “especially when you move over into the cyber realm”. For instance, if there were a cyberattack on a country where nobody was killed, but caused the stock market to crash, could that be considered an act of war? Under the classic definition offered by Clausewitz, it wouldn’t be. Nobody was physically harmed. “I think the norm is evolving” Dunlap said.
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ISIS in AfghanistanMapping the emergence of the Islamic State in Afghanistan
In addition, the Taliban cannot recognize the existence of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the Caliph, in part because Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, had been deemed Amir ul-Momimeen (Commander of the Faithful Believers) in 1996, a position perceived by Omar’s supporters as superior to Badghdadi’s current role as Caliph. However, the Islamic State has challenged the Taliban and Omar directly, and Baghdadi has described Omar as an “illiterate warlord” and “fool” who does not deserve political or spiritual authority. Omar has not been publicly seen since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001. These fundamental ideological conflicts will not be easily reconciled between the Islamic State and the Afghan Taliban.
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Iran NegotiationsNetanyahu’s Iran speech gains tacit support in Saudi Arabia
Netanyahu's argument that "when it comes to Iran and ISIS, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy," resonates in Riyadh, where the royal family is concerned about a possible U.S.-Iranian rapprochement. Despite the alignment of interests, Saudis still view Israel as an illegitimate occupier of Arab and Muslim lands, and any kind of open alliance is out of the question.
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SyriaSyrian army kills top Nusra Front leader: state media
Abu Humam al-Shami was killed by an explosion during a meeting of Nusra Front leaders in Idlib province. Insurgent sources said at least three other Nusra Front commanders were killed in the blast.
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ISIS and AntiquitiesIslamic State ‘bulldozes’ ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud
Islamic State jihadists have bulldozed and looted the world-famous Nimrud archeological site in northern Iraq in an act described Friday as a “war crime” by the United Nation’s cultural agency.
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