According to his supporters, Yusuf was one of thousands of Almajiri children – religious students who beg on the streets for a living. But by the early 2000s he had found a […]
Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram
NEC-SE
The Near East Center for Strategic Engagement (NEC-SC) is an academic and operationalized policy studies/research institution and think tank that provides political-military analyses and assessments of Middle Eastern affairs for a diverse international cliental representing both government and private interests. Drawing on a wide range of professional experience and expertise, NEC-SC conducts intelligence briefings, prepares reports, and develops associated informational materials relevant to achieving individual client objectives. NEC-SC also sponsors educational programs and multimedia presentations aimed at promoting awareness and increasing knowledge among the general public of Middle Eastern peoples, nations, topics, and issues. Additionally, NEC-SC serves as the military advisory group for the Assyrian Army in Iraq (Dwekh Nawsha), working in collaboration with Assyrian military and civilian leaders and private military contractors to provide tactical, operational, and strategic planning, direction, training, and support for conducting combat and civil affairs operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. In tandem with its military mission.
The 3 problems that doomed Syria peace talks
On 28 SEP 15 NEC-SE asked: Who Speaks for Islam? Who Should Speak for Islam? In the article we stated: “NES-SE is calling on large and influential Islamic nations in the world—in […]
European Parliament Designates ISIS Atrocities As Genocide
On 4 FEB 16 The European Parliament voted to designate the atrocities committed by ISIS against religious and ethnic minorities, including Assyrians and Yazidiz, as genocide. The resolution passed by an overwhelming […]
Assyrian Expert: Support for Kurdish Self-Governance in Syria Will ‘Kill Christianity’
NEC-SE CEO was interviewed by Breitbart about Syrian peace talks and partitioning, the KRG land desires, and the future of Assyrians (the root of Christianity) in Iraq and Syria. McGurk was quoted […]
Report: North Korea Preparing Imminent Ballistic Missile Launch
“Early on Wednesday, reports surfaced that North Korea had been moving around its mobile missile launcher, which was carrying a ballistic missile, according to Japanese network NHK. The mobile missile launcher station […]
Saudi Police Arrest Nine Americans Among 33 Terrorism Suspects
Saudi media are reporting that nine Americans were among the 33 terror suspects arrested in the Kingdom over the past week, a week that ended with another suicide bomb attack on a […]
Boko Haram Jihadis Burn Children Alive, Slay Over 100 Villagers in Nigeria Massacre
In one of their most heinous massacres to date, militants from the radical Islamist Boko Haram group slaughtered over a hundred victims in a village in northeast Nigeria Saturday night, including a […]
Special Ops Commander Demands Pentagon Stop Exposing Operations
President Obama’s nominee to head U.S. Central Command recently penned a memo to Defense Secretary Ash Carter demanding that the Pentagon stop discussing the operations of elite American troops. Foreign Policy, which […]
Damascus Terror Attack Deals a Blow to Syria ‘Peace Talks’
On 28 SEP 15 NEC-SE posted the article: “NEC-SE asks: Who Speaks for Islam? Who Should Speak for Islam?” In the article we stated: “NES-SE is calling on large and influential Islamic nations […]
Leading Saudi cleric says IS and Saudi Arabia ‘follow the same thought’
On 9 AUG 15 NEC-SE posted the article: World Communities Ultimate goal for Saudi Arabia. In the article we stated either Saudi will split out into three or they will be part […]
