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Christian foreign fighters deserting Kurdish YPG in Syria because they’re ‘damn Reds’

By NEC-SE on March 21, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

On 21 MAR 16 NEC-SE posted:  The Kurds will take DOD monies and support but their hearts belongs to their first love, the Russians. In the article we stated: “Less than a […]

The Kurds will take DoD monies and support but their hearts belong to their first love, the Russians.

By NEC-SE on March 21, 2016 • ( 17 Comments )

On 17 MAR 16 Defense Secretary Ash Carter testified on the Defense Department’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. Speaking to the […]

Breitbart Exclusive: Religious Minorities React to Islamic State Genocide Declaration

By NEC-SE on March 20, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

The article states:  “Retired Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari, who was deployed to Iraq during his 20-year career in the U.S. Army, said the declaration is a step in the right direction.” “The […]

Why does the KRG need Russian anti-aircraft systems (Zu-23-2 E) in Erbil?

By NEC-SE on March 20, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

On 14 MAR 16 in a ceremony in Erbil, the same day that HR 75 passed in the US House of Representatives and whose language took the KRG one step closer to […]

U.S., Israel, and Russia: Winners and Losers in the Middle East Game of High Stakes Poker

By NEC-SE on March 19, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]

U.S., Israel, and Russia: The Winners and the Losers in the Middle East high stakes poker.

By NEC-SE on March 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]

REMARKS: Secretary of State John Kerry on Daesh and Genocide

By NEC-SE on March 17, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

For Immediate Release REMARKS March 17, 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry on Daesh and Genocide March 17, 2016 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. SECRETARY KERRY: “Good morning, everybody.” “In 2014, the […]

Beware the Ides of March: Putin Declares Victory as U.S. leads the peace negotiations in Syria. (ACT I)

By NEC-SE on March 16, 2016 • ( 14 Comments )

In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, Julius Caesar is stabbed by Brutus and seven other conspirators [13 total in the real historical event] on 15 March 44 BC. The […]

Kurds Paint Separatist Flag on 2,300-Year-Old Assyrian Art

By NEC-SE on March 14, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

The Breitbart article states:  “Last month, Assyrians and Kurds clashed in northern Syria, leaving four dead.” “The city of Qamishli is controlled by Assyrians, but surrounded by Kurdish fighters. The Assyrians were […]

World Power Brokers: What is the Link Analysis between Russian President Putin, the Roman Catholic Church leadership, and the Kurds?

By NEC-SE on March 14, 2016 • ( 12 Comments )

A recent article from the Daily Beast states: “Interviews with survivors of the Islamic State (IS) onslaught in the region of Sinjar this month suggest that the Peshmerga and the political leadership […]

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