International Relations in India & Beyond
The resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria is predominantly composed of Saddam Hussein’s militants, not new recruits. Former Iraqi officers who were led by Hussein allegedly continue to dominate the...
In June, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) coordinated with Turkey to execute a series of operations that would alter their reputation as “an ally” of the war on terror. On June 16th, HTS arrested Abu...
The Syrian Arab Republic held parliamentary elections on Sunday, 19 July 2020. For the first time since the beginning of the civil war in 2011, polls were conducted in the areas that were formerly...
Russia’s involvement in prolonged Syrian civil war transcend not just a reciprocal relationship between both the counties as Russia has been strategically benefitting from its presence in Syria, but geopolitically rather than recompense. Russia...
The 9-year-old war in Syria might have almost come to an end. President Bashar al-Assad who has mostly won, lost on the economic and social fronts, with around 90% of the country’s citizen impoverished,...
The battle to take over Libya has surpassed tribal, regional, political, religious and international lines. The Second Libyan Civil War erupted in 2014 and has witnessed rival factions, the Government of National Accord led...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical weapons program. According to Yediot Ahronot, one...
The European Union could face a wave of returning battle-hardened Islamic State fighters from Syria unless it gets much tougher with Turkey, including breaking off any accession or trade talks, a senior Kurdish leader...
US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good call” with his Turkish counterpart. But relations between the NATO allies have nose-dived over differences on Syria, Russian military hardware and the Armenian genocide....
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved an expanded military mission to secure an expanse of oil fields across eastern Syria, raising a number of difficult legal questions about whether U.S. troops can launch strikes...
