a dead caliph and the eternal jihad

From here we return to my aforementioned Hercules Hydra paradigm of 2006 While West continues to lop off  monster heads, most Trump vis-à-vis  al-Baghdadi, it must also comprehend that to achieve true and lasting victory over Islamic terrorism, nothing less than cauterizing those Muslim..

iran: sanctions threatening health

The Trump administration’s broad use of “terrorist” designations further threatens humanitarian trade with Iran. The April designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, part of Iran’s military force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, could affect up to 11 million Iranians,..

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the kurds were essential to finding the leader of the islamic state.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned, as did Brett McGurk, the presidential envoy for the fight against the Islamic State, who both considered it a mistake. Since Trump took office, top administration officials had said the U.S. presence in Syria was not just to ensure the end of the..

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