How Islamic State Victories Shape the Syrian Civil War

 analysis https://bam.nr-data.net/1/b340ddc24f?a=5338336&pl=1433409564584&v=632.2b17625&to=MV1VYUBVXRJWB0IPWAgXYkdbG1oPUwFOSEcOSA%3D%3D&ap=289&be=2317&fe=7531&dc=2974&f=%5B%5D&perf=%7B%22timing%22:%7B%22of%22:1433409564584,%22n%22:0,%22dl%22:2081,%22di%22:5290,%22ds%22:5290,%22de%22:5490,%22dc%22:9846,%22l%22:9847,%22le%22:9880,%22f%22:2080,%22dn%22:2080,%22dne%22:2080,%22c%22:2080,%22ce%22:2080,%22rq%22:2080,%22rp%22:2081,%22rpe%22:2694%7D,%22navigation%22:%7B%7D%7D&at=HRpWFwhPThw%3D&jsonp=NREUM.setToken June 2, 2015 | 09:15 GMT <!– Militants allegedly belonging to the Islamic State guard a checkpoint near Azaz, Syria, on May 31. (Reuters) Analysis Forecast The Islamic State will prioritize the defense of its core supply lines, used to provide equipment and much-needed recruits. The Islamic State […]

Not a new trend

Source:ET The capture and confession of an IBA graduate to several acts of terrorism, including the Safoora chowk massacre and Sabeen Mahmud’s murder resulted in the publication of opinion pieces with most viewing these educated terrorists as heralding a new chapter in the history of terrorism in Pakistan. Notwithstanding that […]

Syria civil war: Meet the military commander who says his soldiers will not rest until every inch of war torn country is free of Islamist ‘terrorists’

by Robert Fisk, The Independent Robert Fisk speaks to a colonel confidently preparing his men for battle at Frikeh in the Orontes river valley where Assad’s troops were besieged just last month ROBERT FISK FRIKEH Thursday 04 June 2015 Approaching front lines is usually the same. First come the fields […]

Syria civil war: Meet the military commander who says his soldiers will not rest until every inch of war torn country is free of Islamist 'terrorists'

by Robert Fisk, The Independent Robert Fisk speaks to a colonel confidently preparing his men for battle at Frikeh in the Orontes river valley where Assad’s troops were besieged just last month ROBERT FISK FRIKEH Thursday 04 June 2015 Approaching front lines is usually the same. First come the fields […]