Dividing up the Syrian Corpse

The hell Bashar Assad brought on his people is petering out. The fighting over the corpse continues and the repercussions will be felt for decades.
Netanyahu Talks a Lot but Does Very Little

Prime minister’s surprise interview with Channel 12 news – to try and stop the avalanche of accusations regarding the submarine affair – raises more questions than it provides answers
US Reinforcing Positions in Syria and Iraq

Three months after the President announced a plan to withdraw all troops, it now seems that the US will be beefing up its military presence.
Syria’s Civil War Is Now 3 Civil Wars

As the Islamic State’s caliphate disappears from Syria’s map, the country is settling into a twilight reality of de facto division, in which a variety of low-burning insurgencies continue to claim lives.
Iran’s ‘Road to the Sea’ Exposed on Golan

The threat posed by Hezbollah and Ali Musa Daqduq, a senior operative in Hezbollah, was unmasked by Israel on Wednesday.
The Medics Who Treated 4,000 People in the Last ISIS Stronghold

They’ve helped women, children, along with some men, from France, Canada, Russia, a handful from the UK, along with others from the Maldives, Egypt and Bosnia. “It’s like the whole world was there,” says Paul Curtis Bradley, the team chaplain for the Free Burma Rangers (FBR). After five weeks near the front line of the […]
Enemies Within

The downside to Indyk’s statements though is that it reminds us once again that the Left never abandons a disastrous model.
US Pullout from Syria: Maybe or Maybe Not

A recent report stated that contrary to Trump’s expressed desires just a few months ago, a significant U.S. military presence will remain in Syria. This report was immediately refuted, but as the deadline for a U.S. pullout draws near, the actual outcome becomes even more unclear.
Colonial Origins of Sympathy for ‘ISIS Brides’

Europeans who joined ISIS and have now surrendered in Syria are receiving widespread attention, often being humanized while their victims are forgotten or dehumanized.
Iranian President in Baghdad for His Own ‘Deal of the Century’

Iraqi President Barham Salih also said that Iraq was working to make sure that US sanctions on Iran, that might potentially reduce Iran-Iraq trade, would not damage Iran.