CENTRAL COMMAND: CENTCOM & THE LONG WAR - CounterStrikeMedia

THE PEACE PLAN FOR SYRIA: WILL IT WORK? & WILL ISRAEL LEAD IN PREEMPTION OF ASSAD

11/30/2017

RAND

Will Israel launch pre-emptive strike against Assad?
Israeli experts claim that the Israel Defense Forces should have struck the Bashar al-Assad regime at the beginning of the war in Syria.

For Netanyahu, all 'business as usual'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defused this week two coalition crises, thus guaranteeing once again the stability of his government.

SAUDI'S CLAIM: PALESTINIANS MILKING US FOR DECADES

11/30/2017

GATESTONE INSTITUTE

"The man who would be Saudi king," Clifford May, The Washington Times

In a mysterious trip last month, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, traveled to Saudi Arabia’s capital for consultations with the hard-charging crown prince about President Trump’s plans for Middle East peace. What was said when the doors were closed, however, has since roiled the region. - New York Times

Analysis: There’s never been a housecleaning quite like this one. That process and the identity of some of the detainees have raised questions: Is the crackdown really a shakedown? Is it aimed at sidelining potential rivals to King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s favorite son and designated heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? - Bloomberg

THE REPORT: ISLAMABAD'S INFLUENCE GROWS IN KABUL & PAKISTAN'S DELICATE POSITION IN SAUDI LEAD MILITARY COALITION, GWADAR PORT & MORE

11/29/2017

U.S., AFGHANISTAN:
Gen. Nicholson: Pakistan Hasn't Stemmed Terrorism in Afghanistan
By Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg: ““The Pakistanis have been engaged in a very tough fight against extremism inside their own country,” Army General John Nicholson, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told reporters Tuesday. “They did displace many of those terrorists who were fighting their own government. But at the same time, we’ve seen the ones who weren’t displaced were the Afghan Taliban” and the affiliated Haqqani network, he said.”

ASIA TIMES

PAKISTAN'S SORDID HISTORY: ASIA TIMES

CHINA, PAKISTAN & GWADAR PORT

China gets its port in the Indian Ocean: ASIA UNHEDGED

As advisory role grows in Afghanistan, so does risk to U.S. troops.

TURKEY, IRAN & QATAR MOCK SAUDI LEAD ARAB NATO

11/29/2017

ASIA TIMES

Saudis free influential prince detained in purge
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday released Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, an influential royal family member who was detained earlier this month as part of a purge by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Mutaib, a son of the late King Abdullah and a former National Guard minister, was among more than 200 princes and businessmen held at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh since Nov. 4. Mohammed al-Tubaishi, the former president of protocol at the royal court who was detained as part of the same purge, was also freed in a settlement reportedly worth $1.6 billion. Read More

HOW IRAN IS WINNING THE WAR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST (LIGHT INFANTRY, ALONE & UNSUPPORTED)

11/29/2017

THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM

MEI’s Ahmad Majidyar: IRGC chief says creation of “international Basij” fulfills Islamic revolution goal

CSM’s Nicholas Blanford: Hezbollah’s evolution: From Lebanese militia to regional player.

Op-Ed: President Trump has staffed his administration with hawks who believe that the road to solving the Middle East’s problems runs through Tehran. Nikki Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, has accused Iran of trying to “hold the world hostage to its bad behavior.” Defense Secretary James Mattis once described the three biggest threats to American national security as “Iran, Iran, Iran.” - New York Times

Former Secretary of State John Kerry says both Israel and Egypt pushed the United States to “bomb Iran” before the 2015 nuclear deal was struck. - Washington Post

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A REAL ARAB SPRING: SAUDI REFORM

11/29/2017

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By postponing his resignation, announced under seeming duress in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri struck a blow in support of Lebanese sovereignty and against interference in his country’s affairs by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Last week, we wrote that Hariri was “his own witness in a court of conscience” about what took place in Saudi Arabia, and what would happen next. If he had followed through on Prince Mohammed's diktat to resign and rally opposition to Iran and Hezbollah, in Lebanese politics, a popular backlash would have likely been the result, costing Hariri, and those who might have backed him, a catastrophic loss of face. Nobody was buying that you can be a champion of “sovereignty” at the behest of a regional power. And Hezbollah, despite its now frequent characterization as a "proxy" of Iran, is a Lebanese political party with its own popular and formidable constituency.

With Hariri’s decision to stay on, the center holds in Lebanon, at least for now. In addition to Hariri, credit goes to Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s steady statecraft and the resilience of the Lebanese people, who saw through the Saudi-created fiasco. Hariri’s remark Nov. 22 — "We are staying together to be the first line of defense for Lebanon" — should remain the rallying point for Lebanon to address its many challenges.

The final chapter is not yet written. The Wall Street Journal reports that Saudi Oger, the Riyadh-based construction company owned by the Hariri family, is “now relying on the Saudi government — its main client — to pay millions of dollars in wages owed to the company’s former workers, say former employees. Saudi officials are also investigating the company’s finances, said a former senior manager at the company.”

As the crown prince stumbles in the region, Iran continues to roll. The prince’s intervention in Lebanon has revealed, again, the limits of his influence and the costs of his impulsive regional policies, which redound to Iran’s benefit.

Yemen, for example, remains a failure and quagmire for the kingdom — the “worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world,” Bruce Riedel writes, with 7 million people on the verge of starvation.
“Riyadh does not have a strategy to win the war,“ Riedel continues. “The front lines have barely moved in months. The Houthis show no sign of giving up. More airstrikes are not likely to bring a decision. So the Saudi strategy by default is to rely on famine and disease to wear down the Yemeni people. All sides in this war are guilty of perpetuating a catastrophe, but the blockade and airstrikes are the principal cause of the famine and cholera. The Saudi government and leadership should be held accountable for their actions. A strategy of starvation is unacceptable.”

Giorgio Cafiero adds that conflict in Yemen offers the Islamic State “new opportunities and grievances to exploit as the internationally recognized central government remains entirely ineffectual. Should IS-Yemen lure more highly trained and battle-hardened fighters from the Levant, the local offshoot of IS could become an increasingly ascendant force to be reckoned with in southern Yemen, adding new dimensions of complexity and instability to the country’s civil war and growing famine threat.”

The kingdom’s isolation of Qatar has undermined Gulf Cooperation Council unity, another windfall for Iran. Cafiero explains the limitations of the “Anti-Terror Quartet” of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain in building a new regional alignment, given differing perspectives on how best to deal with Turkey and Iran. Meanwhile, Iran — allied with both the Syrian and Iraqi governments — comes out a winner in both countries, while Saudi Arabia scrambles for a foothold.

Mohammed’s record of frustration may have implications for any perceived gains from the now open secret of an emerging Saudi-Israeli entente to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement and counter Iran. Ben Caspit writes, “Peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia is not about to break out anytime soon. On the other hand, Israel is an unofficial member of the Sunni alliance led by young Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. For the past two years, he has been setting the Middle East on fire with a series of audacious moves.” Given the regional climate, it is fair to ask whether Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will succumb to Saudi pressure to agree to a peace settlement or resign, as Adnan Abu Amer reports. Whether Saudi Arabia can “deliver” the Palestinians is an open question.

If the Trump administration is looking to back a winner in the Middle East, then it might think again about the seeming unconditional love offered Riyadh. Saudi Arabia should of course be a pillar of US strategy and posture, but given the scorecard to date, Washington may be overdue in counseling some restraint. As we wrote two weeks ago, “The Trump administration should send a clear signal to the crown prince that the United States does not necessarily have his back in any and all confrontations with Iran, while urging a try at diplomacy between Tehran and Riyadh, which is essential and long overdue.”

The courage and example of the Lebanese people to stand for sovereignty and against interference cannot be undersold. The country cannot escape its geography, at the crossroads of the Saudi-Iranian and Israeli-Iranian regional fault lines, and with over 1.5 million Syrian refugees within its borders. The trend, and pulse, of Lebanon, cannot be denied or ignored. We suggested back in 2014 that an exciting new post-sectarian social contract in Lebanon may be emerging, writing that “the failures and dashed expectations of the uprisings in Egypt and Syria, which quickly fell prey to regional and ideological agendas and violence, and Lebanon’s own tragic past, could make it an incubator for a new approach to governance that would allow Lebanon to realize its potential, rather than fall victim to the rhetoric and false promise of what was once known as the Arab Spring.”

Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince relies on a small core group of advisers, none more provocative than Thamer al-Sabhan, the fiercely anti-Iran government minister whose fingerprints were on the hurried and ultimately unsuccessful resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister earlier this month. - Washington Post

Assailants detonated a car bomb outside the Yemeni Finance Ministry offices in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, killing at least two people, hospital officials and residents said. - Reuters

Saudi Arabia has released Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, the most influential of the hundreds of businessmen and current or former officials detained three weeks ago in an anti-corruption crackdown, an associate of the royal family and an American official tracking the events each said Tuesday. - New York Times

WHAT'S "PUSSY" IN FARSI?

11/29/2017

An Iranian wrestler says his managers told him to intentionally lose to a Russian competitor to avoid facing an Israeli wrestler in the next round. - Washington Post

An Iranian wrestler throws his match to avoid an Israeli.

Iranian wrestler’s deliberate loss stirs controversy
The story of an Iranian wrestler who was pressured to lose against a Russian opponent to avoid facing an Israeli wrestler has caused controversy in Iran.

U.S. CONTINUES TO COURT KURDS: TIP OF U.S. ISRAELI SPEAR TOWARDS IRAN & ISRAEL WARNS ASSAD

11/29/2017

US continues collaboration with Syrian Kurds despite arms “adjustments”

The Pentagon said Monday that it is considering “adjustments” in its weapons delivery to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria amid pressure from Turkey but stressed that US collaboration with the broader Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State will continue. Pentagon spokesman Col. Robert Manning told reporters, “We are taking a hard look at the adjustments that need to be made to the military support provided to our Kurdish partners.” Ankara considers the YPG to be a terrorist group affiliated with Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers Party. Following a call last week between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish officials asserted that Trump had promised to stop arming the YPG. Syrian Kurdish officials, however, told the AFP wire service on Monday that the “adjustments” do not mean changes to the relations between the United States and the SDF, which includes the YPG as well as Arab fighters. Read More

Netanyahu said to warn Assad: We’ll strike if you let Iran set up bases in Syria

ISRAEL COURTS AFRICA AGAIN, BEN GURION'S DOCTRINE OF THE PERIPHERY

11/29/2017

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/why-the-1947-un-partition-resolution-must-be-celebrated

CELEBRATING PARTITION

CFR: ISRAEL'S MYTHICAL ISOLATION

Netanyahu courts African leaders at Kenyan president's inauguration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Kenya today to attend the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in an effort to court African allies and lessen Israel's diplomatic isolation. While in Nairobi, Netanyahu will meet with 11 African leaders, including the presidents of Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda. Netanyahu told reporters before the trip that its purpose was to “deepen [Israel’s] ties with Africa, including by establishing connections with nations with which we do not have diplomatic relations.” The trip has been criticized because Kenyatta's election was marred by violence and the results remain contested by the opposition. Read More

Israel to open embassy in Rwanda
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced during his visit to Kenya on Tuesday that Israel will open an embassy in Rwanda, part of his efforts to lessen Israel’s diplomatic isolation. Netanyahu was in the East African nation for the inauguration ceremony of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The move comes after Rwanda recently agreed to take in several thousand African immigrants deported from Israel. Read More

THE NEW GREAT GAME & THE CHALLENGE AFTER ISIS

11/28/2017

IISS’ John Jenkins: The new great game in the Middle East
The jihadist plan to use women to launch next incarnation of ISIS
Hezbollah, on the rise in Lebanon, fends off Saudi Arabia

WaPo Editorial on Russia’s support for Assad

The Trump administration is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria, the White House acknowledged Friday, a move reflecting renewed focus on furthering a political settlement to the civil war there and countering Iranian influence now that the Islamic State caliphate is largely vanquished. - Washington Post

"The Battle for the Lands of the Caliphate," Clifford May, The Washington Times

Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack
Egypt attack to spur on Saudi-backed Muslim military alliance: crown prince

Analysis: Now that Hariri has returned to Lebanon and suspended his resignation, the question is no longer about him. Rather, it is how Iran will move beyond this hurdle to consolidate its achievements in Lebanon and the region. - War on the Rocks

Saad Hariri, riding a wave of popularity like none he has seen before in his years as Lebanon’s prime minister, has managed to unite rival factions behind him while sectarianism is tearing the rest of the Middle East apart. - Wall Street Journal

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday that the political and militant group Hezbollah must stop interfering in regional conflicts and accept a neutral policy to bring an end to Lebanon’s political crisis. - Reuters

Many of the 305 people slaughtered at a mosque in the village of Rawda on Friday had moved there to escape clashes between the Islamic State and Egyptian security forces elsewhere in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, witnesses said. - Washington Post

MONETIZING THE CITADEL: HOW THE PUNJABI'S OF ISLAMABAD MAKE MONEY

11/28/2017

Inside Pakistan’s Biggest Business Conglomerate: The Pakistani Military
By Lt.Gen. Kamal Davar, Quartz: “In July 2016, the Pakistani senate was informed that the armed forces run over 50 commercial entities worth over $20 billion. Ranging from petrol pumps to huge industrial plants, banks, bakeries, schools and universities, hosiery factories, milk dairies, stud farms, and cement plants, the military has a finger in each pie and stands today as the biggest conglomerate of all business in Pakistan.”

"Pakistan laughingly says its fight against terrorists is ‘unmatched in the world’," Bill Roggio, FDD's Long War Journal

ISRAEL SENDS WARNING TO ASSAD & IRANIAN PROXIES

11/28/2017

RAND’s Elizabeth Bartels: Lessons of Israel’s Iron Dome

Israel warns Assad against Iranian presence in Syria
Israel warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week against allowing Iran to establish a permanent military presence in Syria, Israeli media reported Sunday. The message was reportedly transferred to Assad by a third party following his meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Sochi last week. Netanyahu also spoke on the phone with Putin and relayed the same message following the Russian leader's meeting with Assad. Read More

SAUDI IPO IN NYC IS COLLUSION & THE SAUDI SPRING

11/26/2017

THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM

NY SUN: THE SAUDI SPRING

FOR THE HOUSE OF SAUD, ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL

Saudi Arabia convenes defense officials from Muslim-majority countries

Top defense officials from 40 Muslim-majority countries gathered in Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of an alliance created two years ago to fight terrorism. The members of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) agreed to boost their military and financial cooperation to combat terrorism and extremism and to drain financial support for terrorist organizations. “Today we began to pursue terrorism, and today we see defeats in many countries around the world, especially in Islamic countries, and we shall be those who assure its disappearance from the face of the earth,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in his keynote speech at the meeting. His comments come in the wake of a deadly Islamic State attack on a mosque in Egypt that killed more than 300 people. Qatar, originally an IMCTC member, was not invited to the meeting amid a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood and its ties to Iran. Read More

PAKISTAN RELEASES TERROR MASTERMIND HAFIZ SAEED

11/25/2017

THE BBC

‘India dictating terms to Pakistan’ claims Jamaaat ud Dawa
BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
Soon after the release of LeT chief Hafiz Sayeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa declares it will participate in elections

Pakistan laughingly says its fight against terrorists is ‘unmatched in the world’
"Pakistan's resolve, actions and successes in the fight against terrorism, terrorist violence and terrorists is unmatched in the world," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the day after Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed was freed from house arrest.

HAYDEN GIVE TRUMP POSITIVE REMARKS ABOUT AFGHAN STRATEGY & OUTCOMES

11/25/2017

THE CIPHER BRIEF

IRAN COMPLETE'S ITS LAND BRIDGE TO GOLAN

11/25/2017

THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM

IDF prepares for 'new' Syria
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is asking for an increased budget for the Israel Defense Forces to prepare itself against new threats developing along its northern border with Syria.

ERDOGAN'S KURDISH GAMBIT IS FAILING & THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY

11/25/2017

THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM

The U.S. Must Rethink Its Yemen Policy
by Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi
For Saudi Arabia, All Politics Is Local
by Hilal Khashan
Deobandis Meet in Virginia to Incite Violence against Persecuted Islamic Minority
by Sam Westrop
Tehran Is Winning the War for Control of the Middle East
by Jonathan Spyer

TORTURE AT THE RITZ: RIYADH GETS REAL ABOUT REFORM & CHINESE PAKISTANI RELATIONS GET DIFFICULT

11/23/2017

Is MBS’s supreme anti-corruption committee torturing Ritz detainees?
BY UWE PARPART
An 'exclusive' report by a British news outlet says people rounded up by the crown prince are being beaten

‘Start fearing the Chinese. They will eat your children’
BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
UK-based Baloch nationalist leader Mehran Marri, denied entry into Switzerland for alleged terrorism, raises questions about Chinese involvement in Pakistan

ISRAEL AND INDIGENOUS DISCRIMINATION

11/23/2017

Israeli ultra-Orthodox party giving up on fight against Mizrahi discrimination
The Shas Party has abandoned the very fight for which it was created: discrimination of the Ashkenazi establishment against girls of Mizrahi origin.

TURKEY WANTS OUT OF NATO: THE ANALYSIS

11/23/2017

The rise and fall of Turkey’s Erdogan
BY M.K. BHADRAKUMAR
The Prime Minister has taken a long, strange path to the crossroads he now faces and every direction is fraught with danger

NATO blunder ignites Turkish calls to leave alliance
Diplomatic and military experts say quitting NATO would not strengthen Turkey’s hand but weaken it.

IRANIAN YEMENI CIVIL WAR & THE HOUSE OF SAUD DOOMED

11/23/2017

Defeating IS in Yemen
While the Islamic State has faced major defeats in Iraq and Syria, the protracted war in Yemen has provided the terrorist group's branch in that country oxygen to breathe.

Yemen is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and all trends indicate that the humanitarian situation will continue to deteriorate. Lifting the blockade on Yemen’s ports will facilitate the entry of much-needed emergency relief, especially fuel, food, and medical supplies. The underlying conditions, including weak institutions and poor infrastructure, that contributed to scale of the crisis today remain unresolved and have been severely degraded over the course of the war.

Political and diplomatic efforts to negotiate a resolution to Yemen’s war have halted. Critical Threats Project analyst Maher Farrukh highlights that Yemeni and regional actors alike are now pursuing short-term gains on the ground rather than engaging in a political process. Yemen’s civil war is now thoroughly entangled in the Iranian-Saudi regional conflict, adding another layer of complexity to its resolution. Additionally, a contest for influence among Gulf partners in southern and eastern Yemen could add to instability in Yemen.

AEI’s Critical Threats Project team tracks developments related to Yemen closely and has a body of work on the issues driving the current conflict today. Here are some relevant highlights of the team’s recent analysis of the conflict:

YAZIDI MASS GRAVES IN SINJAR

11/22/2017

AL-MONITOR

SAUDI ARABIA'S GAME OF THRONES: LEBANON'S P.M. RESIGNATION RESCINDED, CONFUSION REIGNS IN RIYADH

11/22/2017

THE CIPHER BRIEF

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Lebanon’s Hariri suspends resignation
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced today that he was shelving his decision to resign at the request of President Michel Aoun, temporarily easing the political crisis that has rocked the country since he abruptly quit during a trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this month after accusing Iran and Hezbollah of destabilizing the country. Aoun maintains that the Saudis forced Hariri's hand by holding him captive. “I presented today my resignation to President Aoun and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold onto it for more dialogue about its reasons and political background, and I showed responsiveness,” Hariri said in a televised address. Before his return to Beirut on Tuesday, Hariri stopped by Egypt for talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Sisi, a Saudi ally, has declined to impose measures against Hezbollah, stressing the importance of preserving stability in Lebanon and the region. Read More

Why Hezbollah wants Hariri back in Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s surprise resignation and Saudi Arabia's involvement could set in motion events that will negatively affect Hezbollah.

Mohammad bin Salman and the new balance of power
BY SPENGLER
The Crown Prince has set off a complex chain reaction of political moves that affect the region's political and economic stability

Saudi summit seeks to unify Syrian opposition
Saudi Arabia is hosting Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh today in a bid to unify the various factions ahead of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva set to begin Nov. 28. The UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, urged the groups to undertake the “hard discussions” needed to reach a “common line.” However, negotiators still struggle to unite the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) umbrella group with factions based in Moscow and Cairo, which take a softer line on the Bashar al-Assad regime. Despite mediation efforts from Saudi Arabia, the Moscow group has stated its unwillingness to fold into the HNC and is boycotting the summit. Adding to the disarray, the leader of the Saudi-backed HNC, Riad Hijab, abruptly resigned on Monday ahead of today’s summit. Read More

Syria’s notoriously fragmented opposition is gathering in the Saudi capital for a meeting intended to close ranks and come up with a unified vision ahead of a new round of peace talks in Geneva. - Associated Press

GLORIA's Jonathan Spyer: Tehran winning war for control of Middle East
CFR's Steven Cook: Saudis hoping Mohammed bin Salman will drain swamp

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES: THE LONG WAR JOURNAL REPORTS ON U.S. POLICY, CENTCOM

11/22/2017

Podcast: Sifting through Osama bin Laden’s terrorist treasure trove

The editors of FDD's Long War Journal were featured as guests on the debut episode of a new podcast from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) titled Foreign Podicy to discuss Osama bin Laden's files.
US air campaign in Libya moves south

The United States conducted two strikes against the Islamic State in central Libya, its southernmost strikes in the Libyan air campaign.
US strike kills over 100 Shabaab fighters northwest of Mogadishu

US forces conducted a strike that killed 100 Shabaab fighters northwest of the capital, adding to a record month for the air campaign in Somalia.

Scores dead in suicide bombing at Nigerian mosque
At least 50 people were killed by a suicide bomber during morning prayers at a local mosque in northeastern Nigeria. No group has claimed the attack, but it fits with the modus operandi of that of Abubakr Shekau's faction.

US designates Qods Force counterfeit cash operation
The US Treasury Department designated a counterfeit ring that has procured material and equipment to help finance the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) operations in Yemen. This announcement answers an important question about at least one of force's method of financing its operations in Yemen.

MOVING TOWARDS A HINDU PAKISTAN

11/22/2017

Moving toward a Hindu Pakistan
Sadanand Dhume | The Times of India

HOW ISRAEL WINS: DANIEL PIPES
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FRAGILITY & FAILURE
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CIVILIAN LED APPROACH: THE LONG WAR
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US: THE LONG WAR GAME
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America's Anti-Colonial Wars Abroad
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RETHINKING EGYPT'S ECONOMY
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AFRICA'S POST COLONIAL ERA ENDING
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AFRICAN ARAB SPRING

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ISHMAEL IS NOT FATHER OF ARABS

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DEFEATING SECTARIANISM IN MIDDLE EAST

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CHANGING DYNAMICS OF SALAFI JIHADI MOVEMENTS

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BIN SALMAN & THE REFORM OF SAUDI ARABIA
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FOLLOWING VISION 2030

HOOVER; ISLAMISM

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ISRAELI NEWS NETWORK

THUCYDIDES & THE LONG WAR PROBLEM

250 YEARS OF AMERICAN IRREGULAR WAR

AEI - CRITICAL THREATS PROJECT: SALIFI JIHADI MOVEMENTS GROWING

ABBAS MILANI HOOVER PAGE: IRAN & U.S. RELATIONS

HOOVER INSTITUTION BLOG ON THE NEAR EAST

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FATA PAKISTAN RESEARCH CENTER

ISRAELI NUCLEAR POSTURE & DOCTRINES

CONTAIN, DEGRADE, DEFEAT: PLAN FOR MIDDLE EAST

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CENTER FOR SECURITY, REGIONAL STUDIES, KABUL

AfPak POLICY OPTIONS

ISLAMISM & INTERNATIONAL ORDER

HOOVER INSTITUTION PUBLICATION ON U.S. NEAR EAST POLICY

Israeli Security & Gulf States

PRINCIPALS GUIDING US POLICY IN MIDDLE EAST

HOW ISRAEL WINS

FREE BOOKS ON MIDDLE EAST

AEI: GLOBAL JIHADI THREAT & BEYOND

HOOVER: OPERATIONAL GUIDE FOR THE LONG WAR

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GOOGLE NEWS PAKISTAN

HOW TO WIN WORLD WAR IV

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LONG WAR

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