The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
, but has an engagement with the American intelligence to counter the Russians and Daesh (ISIS) on the ground.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria
Such a scenario could lead to full-scale chaos in the region and DAESH may take advantage of this to strengthen its presence in the Syrian desert.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
Furthermore, the PKK had built a Scandinavian Brigade in its cadre under the pretense of fighting DAESH, though these individuals fought against the Turkish military.
Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in Syria
For example, after Jarablus was liberated from the DAESH (ISIS) terror group, many Syrian refugees returned to their homes.
Why Turkey Is Conducting Operation Claw-Lock in Northern Iraq Now
Read: The EU and the PKK: Hypocrisy and Double-Standards at Large
Operation Claw is a new-generation cross-border operation
Although Turkey’s cross-border operations against ISIS (Daesh) and PKK terror groups are not unexpected, their changing nature is.
American Political Opportunism and the Long Overdue Rohingya Genocide Determination
It’s an entirely different matter when groups such as DAESH, the “Islamic State,” or adversarial state actors (such as China)—then, the U.
Power Politics and Moral Accountability
They are taking on Russia, China, and DAESH as well as North Korea, Iran, and a host of militias with transnational reach.
Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided
Back in 2015, the Russians were fighting NATO-backed rebel groups and Islamic State (DAESH).
The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: One Boot Inside, the Other Out?
-led combat mission against DAESH in Iraq, the majority of whom are American soldiers, by 60 percent.
Europe’s Syrian Slumber
When the Daesh terror group appeared in Syria, Europeans were afraid that the calls for a Caliphate would mobilize large European Muslim populations at home or Europeans that travelled to join the group would return with marching orders and resources.
Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
Read: How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?Turkey has successfully conducted several military operations in Syria against terrorist groups such as DAESH and the PKK/PYD despite the fact that the latter has been supported by the United States, Turkey’s strategic ally.
Why Us? Muslims in the Netherlands Angered by Governmental Investigation
What is more, it is actually the lack of knowledge about Islam which causes people to join al-Qaeda and Daesh, since possession of such knowledge would make them immune to the claims made by recruiters.
The Pope and the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Show the Way Forward
The Islamist extremist attacks by the likes of Al Qaida and Daesh also drove these sentiments.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
Not only are they implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity during their campaigns against Daesh between 2014 and 2017 against innocent Sunni Arabs, but they have also recently targeted largely Shia Arab pro-democracy activists, killing at least 600 since 2019, and are actively involved in fighting in neighboring Syria where they have supported Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
The EU and the PKK: Hypocrisy and Double-Standards at Large
The name game allowed the French president to argue that he did not receive a designated terror group and its representatives, but the representative of the Syrian Kurds fighting Daesh.
Kurdish Mothers Resist the PKK and Fight to Get Their Children Back
“I started to get in touch with PKK fighters via the internet and told them I wanted to fight against DAESH.
Political Shiism and State-Building in Iraq: An Interview with Ali Taher El-Hammood
After the rise of Daesh (ISIS) and the emergence of radical Shiite groups that fought them, freedom of speech, the right to demonstrate, and individual freedoms decreased, and the general atmosphere became more insecure for these protesting youth.
The Power Struggle between The Taliban and ISIS-K: What You Need to Know
Read: China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
ISIS-K and their objectives
The Islamic State Khorasan Province, also known as Daesh Khorasan, ISIS-K, ISKP, is an official affiliate of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan, as acknowledged by its central leadership in Iraq and Syria.
Egyptian TV Dramas and Self-Orientalism
Among these are the armed activities in Egypt of groups such as al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya between the 1970s and 1990s, and the more recent operations of Daesh (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda.
Notturno: A Dark Purgatorial World in the Fertile Crescent
VIDEO: NOTTURNO by Gianfranco Rosi (Official International Trailer HD)Some of the most disturbing scenes in the film are also the ones that fit the least in terms of the formal structure and tone; a series of interviews between therapists and children who recount the horrors of life in Syria or under Daesh.
