Syrian refugees are forcibly displaced persons. They were driven out from their home areas deliberately, following a policy of collective punishment, systematic bombardment and mass murder. Many were forced to migrate from their populated neighbourhoods, after these were turned into...

(Institute For the Study of War)- Some have claimed that ISIS is on the defensive inside Iraq and Syria. A defensive strategy, however, is not a sign of organizational weakness, but rather a sign that ISIS intends to preserve its holdings in Iraq and Syria and keep its claim to a caliphate....

Isis expected to carry out 'more violence, more advances, more attacks' as one year anniversary of Islamic State declaration approaches As one year anniversary of the so-called “caliphate” declared by Isis approaches, the group will be seeking to make itself appear “stronger and more...

By Azmi Bishara (al-Araby al-Jadeed)- The Houthi movement has followed a model of power politics seen in revolutions from the past, in which rebel forces master the game of alliances, placating some opponents and using force against others who are harder...