Prior to rejoining Crisis Group, first Robert Malley served in Obama as Special Assistant to President, Senior Adviser to President for Counter-ISIL Campaign, and White House Coordinator for Middle East, North Africa and Gulf region. ..…
Citing several successful anti-Boko Haram operations, he said his delegation regrets the group’s continuing presence, adding that concerns are growing about its recruitment of foreign terrorists, including from Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). Turning to the situation in the..…
In other words, she knew the Saudis and other Gulf dictators were arming ISIS (ISIL) and other caliphate actors but continued to keep them as allies and patrons. ..…
Leader’s Aide: ISIL Joint Product of US, Israel, Some Arab States . . . . . . . . Direct Flight between Iran’s Persian Gulf Island, Omani Capital Launched . ..…
The worst case scenario would be a massive, wealthy ISIL in the Gulf. ..…
We’ve launched a Global Engagement Center to empower voices that are countering ISIL’s perversion of Islam, and we’re working closely with Muslim-majority partners from the Gulf to Southeast Asia. . ..…
And we will continue the work we began at Camp David to elevate our partnership with Gulf States to strengthen their capabilities to counter threats from Iran or terrorist groups like ISIL.. ..…