Tag: asia

Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
March 2, 2016 0

Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing

By News Desk

Links Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing March 2, 2016 ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – The news has been abuzz before and during the ceasefire announced amid Syria’s conflict about Saudi Arabia’s possible intervention. Saudi Arabia has threatened to intervene amid incomprehensible, contradicting rhetoric, claiming that it would enter Syrian territory to "fight" IS (the Islamic State), but would do so only now because the Syrian government has refused to step down.

February 16, 2016 0

Finding the Islamic State a Safe House

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Links Finding the Islamic State a Safe House February 16, 2016  ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – Every villain needs a safe house and the Islamic State (IS) is no exception. Luckily for IS, it has two, possibly three waiting for it, all of them courtesy of NATO and in particular the United States. The war in Syria has been going particularly poor for IS.

February 11, 2016 0

In Syria, If You Can’t Find Moderates, Dress Up Some Extremists

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The US State Department’s official statement listing al-Nusra as a foreign terrorist organization, titled, " Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front as an Alias for al-Qa’ida in Iraq ," states: Since November 2011, al-Nusrah Front has claimed nearly 600 attacks – ranging from more than 40 suicide attacks to small arms and improvised explosive device operations – in major city centers including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Dara, Homs, Idlib, and Dayr al-Zawr. During these attacks numerous innocent Syrians have been killed.