Oh those Sands! Those Shifting Sands!
There is nothing stable in the Middle East, nothing to hang on to, nothing to give up anything for.
Turkey’s Wars
Without these steps, Turkey, a powerful country, will become a genuine threat to the region as it tries to reestablish a modern form of Ottoman suzerainty.
Russian Fleet Sails for Final Blowout in Syria, Increasing Tension With the US
Against a backdrop of increasing friction with the US, the Russian fleet passed through the English Channel on Friday en route to Syria in the country’s largest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War.
Islamic Messianic Dreams Shattered as ISIS Defeated in Dabiq
As ISIS-held Dabiq in Northern Syria fell to rebel forces on Sunday, the Islamic prophesy of Messiah in which all the infidels either convert to Islam or die, what they call Mahdi, seems to have slipped away.
The Angel of Death in Aleppo
Do we hear the drums of the apocalyptic war of Gog and Magog?
Germany Imports Child Marriage
The married minors are among the more than one million migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East who entered Germany in 2015.
The New Middle East
A new Syria is emerging. And with it, a new Middle East and world are presenting themselves.
“Seeking Peace” while Fomenting War
This would surely end Secretary Kerry’s quest for a Russian-managed cease fire and President Obama’s quixotic quest for “peace.”
ISIS Prepares for Armageddon Battle Against US Special Forces
A battle is being fought in a small, dusty town in Syria that ISIS and many of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims believe will usher in Mahdi, the Islamic concept of Messiah.
Russia Ups the Ante: Deploys Advanced S-300 Missile Launchers in Syria
Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced on Tuesday that a battery of Russian S-300 air defense missile launchers has been transported to the Syrian city of Tartus to defend a Russian naval base and warships.