When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of exile forty years ago this month, he rode high on the slogan: “Neither East, nor West – but the Islamic Republic!” Khomeini...
In a truly unprecedented development, angry Iraqi Kurds on Saturday, January 26, ransacked one of Turkey's military bases on their soil in reaction to the continuous Turkish airstrikes on the...
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria, where at least 2,000 U.S. troops are supporting Kurdish-led forces in their multiple offensives against the Islamic State (ISIS),...
Over the past three weeks, Turkey has launched a series of cross-border artillery bombardments against the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), the foremost fighting-force...
The Islamic State (IS) dominated headlines internationally after it swiftly conquered one-third of Iraq in the summer of 2014 and declared its self-styled caliphate. The group luridly showcased its...
On the morning of September 8, Iran, in a truly unprecedented move, fired seven Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles into neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan. The target was the headquarters of Iranian...
We live in a tough world, where everyone fights different battles to survive, to move on. A lot of us, however, engage in an especially terrifying battle – one tough enough that functioning...
On August 3, 2016, I accompanied some displaced Yezidi victims of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group back to the ruins of their city, Sinjar, where they demonstrated against their continued...
Albert Camus once wrote: “When a war breaks out, people say: ‘It's too stupid, it can't last long.’ But though a war may be ‘too stupid,’ that doesn't prevent its lasting.” While he was...
“Is Trump going to bomb Iran now?” Sure, why not. Yes, yes, I can already hear all of you bleeding heart rogue state sympathizer traitors whining about how: “But the Middle East can’t stand...