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ISIS’ ‘Islamic State’ is born

Posted on June 14, 2014 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 13/6 In a stunning and deeply significant development, the fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) organization this week captured the city of Mosul. They then moved on to take Tikrit unopposed and according to … Continue reading →

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ISIS committing Atrocities against civilian population in northern Syria

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jonathanspyer

PJmedia, 27/5.  Co-authored with Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi   Evidence is mounting that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is systematically committing atrocities in eastern and northern Syria, its areas of control. While individual incidents of brutality have been … Continue reading →

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Wars Within Wars

Posted on May 16, 2014 by jonathanspyer

Weekly Standard, 16/5 With Syrian presidential elections scheduled for June, the incumbent and shoo-in for reelection, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is campaigning on the promise that 2014 will be the year in which military operations in Syria end. However, the … Continue reading →

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