On 16 OC 15, NEC-SE posted: The New Model of Power Relations and the Middle East Crisis In the article we stated: Most Americans are ignorant of the shifting alliances and power […]
ISIS fighters killed by Kurds were members of Turkish MIT (Intelligence Services)
The article stated: “Ediboglu said: “$800 million worth of oil that ISIS obtained from regions it occupied this year [the Rumeilan oil fields in northern Syria — and most recently Mosul] is […]
What happened in the 3 May 16 Teleskof battle
This morning NEC-SE posted: Assyrian Army Commander: The battle for Teleskof continues. In the post we stated: The commander of the Assyrian Army in Iraq is reporting that ISIS attacked the Iraqi […]
Despite Syria Chaos, No Shift in U.N., U.S. Policy on Golan Heights
“Netanyahu’s decision to reassert Israel’s claim to the Golan Heights comes amid a U.S.- and Russia-led push for a negotiated settlement to the conflict. Israel worries that may include a renewed effort […]
NETANYAHU TELLS PUTIN GOLAN HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN UNDER ISRAELI CONTROL
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that retaining the disputed Golan Heights under Israeli control is a “red line” for his country.” “Netanyahu spoke to Putin, on Thursday, […]
Netanyahu vows that Israel will never give up Golan Heights
“In a lead-up to the Geneva talks, representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signaled that they wanted the discussions to include a possible return of the region.” Netanyahu was having none of […]
Regional conflicts spill into Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps
“The situation is particularly worrisome right now at the Ain al-Hilweh camp, where Fatah security official Gen. Fathi Zeidan was assassinated April 12. Another member of the secular Fatah movement was killed […]
AEI link analysis of the transfer of 9M133 Kornet Launchers from KRG to ISIS
Michael Rubin, who writes for the American Enterprise Inistitute (AEI), is a former Pentagon official whose major research areas are the Middle East, Turkey, Iran and diplomacy. Rubin instructs senior military officers […]
Kurdish official calls defeating ISIS ‘a huge mistake’
The Article by the American Enterprise Institute states: “So, an up-and-coming official in Barzani’s political party believes that fighting Shi‘ites should trump defeating the Islamic State? The Obama administration’s response? Give the […]
Turkeys war against the PKK/Russian Ally
Today in Bursa, in the Aegian district 300 kilometers from Ankara, a female suicide bomber detonated her suicide vest injuring 13 civilians, outside of the city’s main mosque. The bombing is being […]
