Near East Center for Strategic Engagement

On 30 JUN 15 NEC-SE asserted that, in order to hold northern Syria. Turkey may also have to conduct operations in northern Iraq. In the article we referenced our post from 29 […]

The resistance movement in Mosul has confirmed the killing of at least 25 ISIS fighters in the city’s east district. Resistance operations against ISIS in Mosul are expected to continue. The resistance […]

Over the next three to four days, the Iraqi Army will begin its clearing operations in the Assyria Nineveh Plain. ISIS’ main forces have been driven back into Mosul by heavy air […]

Steven Weingartner is Chief Editor for the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement. Recently he contributed to an article published on the Western Free Press entitled:  Assyrian People Rise, Fall, and Rising […]

The U.S. and Russia are working jointly to create and implement a 21st century version of Sykes-Picot. They have decided that Syria must be divided and they have determined how it is […]

On 30 AUG 16 NEC-SE posted on the Western Free Press:  “Coming Soon: Turkish President Erdogan in Damascus meeting with Bashar Al-Assad?” In the article we stated:  “Do not be surprised if, […]

Like the Hydra of ancient Greek mythology, radical Islamic terrorism is a many-headed monster whose capacity for evil is more than matched by its savagery. Fifteen years ago today, on September 11, […]