NOTICE to NEC-SE READERS The NEAR EAST CENTER FOR STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT is pleased to announce that, in response to numerous requests, it is preparing private security briefings exclusively for its readers. These […]
50 more Americans killed in Orlando: Will U.S. Political Policy Change?
On 1 JUN 16 I was interviewed on the Bill Martinez show about the various topics and issues facing the Assyrian Christians and also the United States when it comes to the […]
Terry Glavin: The Assyrians’ plight has been overshadowed by the suffering of the Yazidis. But they are very much in danger
The National Post reports: “The Western support won by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq, and the KRG’s tentative allies among the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) guerrillas of Rojava in northern […]
Flash Update: VBIED Used Against Turkish Police Transport Kills 11 and Injures 35
At 08:35 an attack was carried out by a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), Vicinity of the 1st Manucipal Headquarters, against a Turkish Police Transport. So far, the attack has claimed the […]
Flash: VBIED Used Against Turkish Police Transport Kills 11 and Injures 35
At 08:35 an attack was carried out by a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) against a Turkish Police Transport. So far, the attack has claimed the lives of 11 and injured 35. With […]
Erdogan: Armenia ‘genocide’ used to blackmail Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said charges the Ottoman Empire committed a genocide against the Armenians are being used as “blackmail” against Turkey, insisting that Ankara will “never” accept such accusations. […]
Who is Major General Qasim Soleimani?
Major General Qasem Soleimani ??, was born on 11 March 1957. He has been part of The Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, and a member of Pasdaran – Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
Flash: The Syrian Army has begun the push to take the ISIS Capital of Al-Raqqa
NEC-SE is reporting that the Syrian Army has begun its push to take the ISIS capital of Al-Raqqa. The operation began on the morning of 3 JUN 16.
It’s Time to Kick Erdogan’s Turkey Out of NATO
“After 67 years, that day has arrived: Turkey, which for half a century was a stalwart ally in the Middle East while proving that a Muslim-majority nation could be both secular and […]
German Parliament Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a Reply to Turkish Foreign Policy Misteps
On 2 JUN 16, The German Parliament adopted a symbolic resolution declaring the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 a genocide. The Turkish government denounced the vote and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
