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MERIA SPECIAL REPORT: NORTHERN STORM AND THE SITUATION IN AZAZ
EDITOR’S NOTEThis MERIA special report is the product of…[more]
Victory in Kobani: A Major Achievement – but Hard to Replicate
The near-complete liberation of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani…[more]
Archive of Islamic State Administrative Documents
My recent series on IS administration in Ninawa province focused…[more]
Jabhat al-Nusra and the Druze of Idlib Province
While most analysis of the Druze in Syria focuses on their positions…[more]
Yemen Joins List of Collapsed Mideast States
This week in Yemen, an Iran-backed Shia militia captured the…[more]
MERIA SPECIAL REPORT: DID ISIS USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST THE KURDS IN KOBANI?
PDF version available here*** WARNING: This article contains…[more]
Game Not Over: The Quneitra Attack in Context
In analyzing the significance and hence likely fallout from the …[more]
THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: OBAMA’S FAILED RUSSIA “RESET” AND THE PUTIN DOCTRINE IN PRACTICE
PDF version available hereSince 2009, under President Barack… [more]
THE NEW GLOBAL ANTISEMITISM: IMPLICATIONS FROM THE RECENT ADL-100 DATA
PDF version available hereAt just the right moment… [more]
Victory in Kobani: A Major Achievement – but Hard to Replicate
ByJonathan SpyerJanuary 30, 2025
The near-complete liberation of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani this week from the forces of the Islamic State is a remarkable testimony to the tenacity and courage of the Kurdish resistance on the ground. It also showcases the awesome efficacy …[Read more...]
Archive of Islamic State Administrative Documents
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 27, 2025
My recent series on IS administration in Ninawa province focused on education, public services and religious life using numerous specimen IS administrative documents from that province. This post aims to provide an archive of similar translated …[Read more...]
Jabhat al-Nusra and the Druze of Idlib Province
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 24, 2025
While most analysis of the Druze in Syria focuses on their positions in Suwayda province- where they constitute the majority of the population- as well as Jabal al-Sheikh in Damascus/Quneitra provinces, it should be remembered that there is also a …[Read more...]
Yemen Joins List of Collapsed Mideast States
ByJonathan SpyerJanuary 23, 2025
This week in Yemen, an Iran-backed Shia militia captured the presidential palace. The president has since resigned. It was the latest stage in the slow advance of the Houthis, who entered the capital Sana’a in September of last year.The latest …[Read more...]
Game Not Over: The Quneitra Attack in Context
ByJonathan SpyerJanuary 23, 2025
In analyzing the significance and hence likely fallout from the Israeli killing of a number of senior Hizballah and IRGC personnel close to the Golan border this week, a number of things should be borne in mind:Firstly, the killings were a …[Read more...]
Aspects of Islamic State (IS) Administration in Ninawa Province: Part III
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 23, 2025
Parts I and II of this series looked at the system of education and other public services implemented by IS in Ninawa province. What then of religious life and public morality under Shari'a?Diwan al-HisbaThe Diwan al-Hisba has IS' "Islamic …[Read more...]
Aspects of Islamic State (IS) Administration in Ninawa Province: Part II
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 20, 2025
Part I of this in-depth examination of IS administration in Ninawa province touched on the realm of education, as one can find a large number of IS documents on that matter. This part looks primarily at service aspects of IS governance in Ninawa …[Read more...]
Aspects of Islamic State (IS) Administration in Ninawa Province: Part I
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 17, 2025
A key aspect of IS' self-presentation is its claim to be an actual state (dawla), and not a mere group or organization (jamaat/tanẓim). As part of this presentation, the dawla sets up supposed state administration departments to regulate life in …[Read more...]
“The Land of Sinai”- New Islamic State [IS] Nasheed from Ajnad Media
ByAymenn Jawad Al-TamimiJanuary 17, 2025
Concomitant with the transformation of Jamaat Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis into 'Wilayat Sinai' ('Sinai Province') following the allegiance to IS in November 2014, here comes an official IS nasheed to add further recognition to the extension of the IS …[Read more...]
Four Jews Killed in Paris Attack Buried in Israel
ByJonathan SpyerJanuary 14, 2025
Under a cloudless Jerusalem sky, a crowd of thousands gathered at the cemetery at Givat Shaul on Tuesday, to bury the four Jews murdered at the Hyper Cacher in Paris. Yoav Hattab, Yohan Cohen, Philippe Braham, and Francois-Michel Saada were laid to …[Read more...]
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MERIA SPECIAL REPORT: NORTHERN STORM AND THE SITUATION IN AZAZ
EDITOR’S NOTE This MERIA special report is the product of a reporting trip undertaken by its author to the town of Azaz between December 18-22, 2014. Visits by researchers and journalists to northwest Syria have become rare in the past year because of the accompanying risks. As a result, it has become difficult to gain […]
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Israel: An Introduction
Israel: An Introduction, a project by the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA), of the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, and published by Yale University Press will be in stores on February 21st, …[Read More...]