Near East Center for Strategic Engagement

Islamic State fighters have made considerable progress near the contested northern Syrian city of Aleppo and are threatening to rout core elements of Western-backed Syrian rebel forces there, France’s defense minister said […]

“The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes inside Syria against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS).” “Australia is part of an international military coalition targeting IS […]

If United States leadership intent was having a footprint in Iraq only and having Russia protecting Israelis boarders in Syria than the mission has been accomplished. “Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday pledged […]

“Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of Moscow’s […]

“The FBI quietly arrested a 15-year-old boy outside of Philadelphia last month for allegedly threatening to launch an ISIS-inspired assault on Pope Francis while the world leader tours the United States next […]

“Thailand’s national police chief on Tuesday blamed Uighur militants, members of an aggrieved minority in western China, for a deadly bombing in Bangkok last month.” “After nearly a month of investigations into […]

“Kuwait has sentenced seven suspects to death, five of them in absentia, on Tuesday for their roles in the deadly attack on a Shiite mosque in June that killed 27 people, according […]

Dr. Ahmad Hatami, board member of Iranian Space Research Center, is one of 8 Iranians killed; Tehran accuses Riyadh of negligence. On Sunday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani accused the Saudi government […]

Who is the closest friend of Israel today, U.S.A or ….? “Russian President Vladimir put a proposition to Israel for Moscow to undertake responsibility for guarding Israel’s Mediterranean gas fields, along with […]

“A leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood party, died after being shot by Egyptian security forces, Al Jazeera Arabic reported Thursday. In a statement […]