“Boko Haram, the radical Islamic sect that controls parts of Nigeria, became the largest affiliate of the Islamic State in March, after months of strengthening its media presence and courting the jihadist […]
Lt. Col. Sangari on The Jimmy Sengenberger Show
The Jimmy Sengenberger Show Saturdays 5-8 p.m. on News/Talk 710 KNUS
Al-Shabaab’s economic life line
“Elephants are being slaughtered and their tusks sold, in order to finance deadly attacks by Somalia’s terrorist group al-Shabaab. This narrative linking poaching and al-Shabaab financing has been widely touted. It hit […]
The Changing Tactics of AQ
“After they routed the army in southern Yemen, fighters from Al Qaeda stormed into the city of Al Mukalla, seizing government buildings, releasing jihadists from prison and stealing millions of dollars from […]
How Russia uses economic deals to expands its influence in the Middle East and the Caucuses
This pipeline has been negotiated and fought over since 2007. The reality is that even when no one in EU is helping Greece the Greeks have invested in the pipeline given their […]
Assyrians: the brave and honorable guardians of civility in the Middle East
Currently some 660,000 Middle Eastern Assyrians are refugees or in displaced person status in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Lebanon. Many of these refugees reside in camps and other temporary settlements that […]
GEOPOLITICS AND HISTORICAL MEMORY, JAPAN´S CRISIS IS THE WORLD´S AS WELL
Lt Col Sargis Sangari USArmy (Ret), guest writer On 23 February 2015 while I was giving a talk at the Anti-Terrorism conference in Tokyo Japan ISIL forces were attacking the 37 Assyrian […]
Fighting for whom?
We hope that the fourth time will be the last time that U.S forces are called upon to save the Iraqi Army in Baiji. It is worth remembering in this regard that […]