U.S. officials are talking about urban warfare. Here’s what urban warfare really involves.
How do you ‘mass and dominate the battlespace’ in a U.S. city?
Northern Syria depends on U.N. aid. Its delivery could end tomorrow.
That includes aid to Idlib, which is under attack.
How Syria’s civil war may end
As peace talks stall, the conflict seems to be ending via a slow surrender by a fractured insurgency.
No, Americans don’t support airstrikes that kill civilians, even when they target terrorists.
Polls that show Americans support airstrikes against suspected terrorists ignore some very large caveats.
The Islamic State is more like a street gang than like other terrorist groups
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Islamic State’s next move could be underground criminal networks
After months of fierce ground war, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider
Why are so many Tunisians joining the Islamic State?
[caption id="attachment_53193" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Islamic State fighter in Raqqa,
How a new U.N. resolution could — someday — bring justice to Syria
[caption id="attachment_51905" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian man makes his way