David Petraeus Is Wrong: Counterinsurgency Won’t Work in Gaza
When you only have a hammer. . .
Anbar Awakening
Iraq’s Grim Prospects Post ISIL
Co-written by Sterling Jensen. In the coming months, and possibly weeks, the Iraqi Security Forces, with the help of a diverse group of fighters spanning the Iraqi politic...
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The Long War Continues
In many ways, the reaction to the horrific attacks in Paris has been familiar. There were the expressions of solidarity: flowers at French embassies; social media avatars changed from silly selfi...
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It’s Far From Safe to Say That al-Qaeda is Dead
Agrowing chorus of Western analysts is arguing that al-Qaeda is dead, and that it is time to end the “global war on terror.” As the ubiquitous CNN terrorism analyst and bestselling au...
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The Sunni Side of the Street
As U.S. forces have pushed out from their bases and into neighborhoods across Iraq, and the surge has dramatically increased their capacity for offensive operations, a sense of security has swept...
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Assessing the War
Round Two
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
In a campaign speech on July 14, 2007, Senator Barack Obama railed against the Iraq war and President Bush’s obstinate refusal to end it. “We cannot win a war against the terrorists i...
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Will Afghanistan Awake?
U.S. Central Command recently announced it will be supporting an indigenous movement opposing al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, similar to the Awakening movement that was central to turnin...
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News from the Awakening (Part 6)
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News from the Awakening (Part 5)
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Sen. Obama, Meet Steve Schippert
Mark Levin had this on the radio last night. Our friend Steve Schippert, a former Marine who blogs at his terrific site, Threats Watch, as well as at the Tank on NRO, provided this stirring...
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Uzbeks presence in Pakistan’s tribal areas reignites intra-Taliban conflict
A several-year-old intra-Taliban conflict between two South Waziristan warlords has flared up again. Mullah Nazir has teamed up with Mullah Gul Bahadar to oppose Baitullah Mehsud's s...
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US names al Qaeda emir of Mosul killed during raid
The US military has identified al Qaeda's leader of Mosul who was killed during a targeted raid in the northern city on June 24. Multinational Forces Iraq named Abu...
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Welcome to Ramadi
U.S. Marines host a party of diplomats and tribal sheiks.