lost in the furor over syria: alliances are a means, not an end
Importantly, the U.S. commitment was against ISIL, not Syria, Iran, Russia, or Turkey. And there was no formal alliance, no treaty ratified by the Senate, and no public debate. ..…
Importantly, the U.S. commitment was against ISIL, not Syria, Iran, Russia, or Turkey. And there was no formal alliance, no treaty ratified by the Senate, and no public debate. ..…
Official: US Opening Safe Corridor for ISIL in Western Iraq . . . . . . . . Egyptian General: Anti-Iran Coalition in Hormuz Strait to Fail . TEHRAN (FNA)- A retired Egyptian General said that the concept of forming an anti-Iran military coalition in the Strait of Hormuz will not..…
Conquest Alliance (Fatah: Pro-Iran Shiite militias including Badr) – 47 . Victory Coalition (Da’wa breakaway of former PM Haydar al-Abadi who defeated ISIL) – 42 . ..…
-led coalition as well as the Iran and Russian-backed Syrian regime’s nearly single-minded focus to annihilate the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in the war-torn country. . ... -led coalition, forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and the mainly..…
AQAP capitalized on the Saudi-led coalition’s primary focus on the Iran-allied Houthis. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda’s rival the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has also established a presence in Yemen. . ..…
-backed Saudi-led coalition has concentrated on combating Iran-allied Shiite Houthis and the West has focused on defeating the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). . ..…