Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s jihadist proxy force

Counterterrorism

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s jihadist proxy force

Once again, President Erdoğan was the first world leader to jump into the fray when a long-simmering conflict in the south Caucasus burst into open warfare. Turkey also supplied weapons, especially armed

Islamic State looks for new Caliphate in Mozambique

Following recent terrorist attacks in Mozambique, Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility. This was a clear indicator that the radical Islamic militancy outfit is continuing jihadist activities with the agenda of

Under Iran’s instruction, Houthi militias drive-out Jews from Yemen

Terror-patron Iranian mullah regime has been exerting all-out efforts in not only spreading terror throughout the region, it also is using continuous nefarious actions of driving-out non-Muslims from the Middle

Erdoğan hired jihadist to lead his party’s armed faction

Külünk’s name also came up as a suspect in several police investigations, from a pro-Iran organized crime syndicate to al-Qaeda and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) between 2008 and

Intense terrorist attacks by Iran-baked Houthi on Saudi Arabia

In sum, the current Yemeni situation may have become an opportunity to remind of a strategic rule that offensive military action is a necessary element to reach meaningful negotiations, and

Iran’s IRGC Quds Force businesswoman continues to freely operate in Turkey

Apparently relieved that Erdoğan killed the Quds Force probe and prevented the case from reaching court, Akşit continued to work with Iranian contacts. The fact that the US Department of Commerce’s

Untangling Taliban-Al Qaeda ties, a mission impossible

The roots of Al-Qaeda date from the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s when bin Laden and future Taliban leaders fought alongside U.S.-backed mujahedin factions that were battling Soviet

Saudi Arabia’s new plan for Houthis and Iran

The nature of the Houthi and Iranian position on this initiative and other initiatives was formed according to a multilateral political path, some of which are related to the Yemeni

Getting the facts straight on Palestinian fatalities

The possible ICC probe into Israel’s behavior in Gaza will likely renew interest in the 2014 Hamas-Israel confrontation. There is much evidence to suggest that the number of Palestinian fatalities

Football pitch turns into Qatar’s battlefield

The UAE has long been the main sponsor of global football (soccer). In recent years, Qatar has sought to usurp that role, competing for club, league, and tournament sponsorships even