by Greg Miller | Feb 15, 2017 | Features
Washington – Al-Qaeda’s main affiliate in Iraq avoided extinction at the hands of U.S. and Iraqi forces a decade ago by backing away from military engagements and moving the remnants of its network underground until its reemergence as ISIS. That successor...
by Greg Miller | Dec 11, 2016 | World
President-elect Donald Trump is assembling a national security team dominated by retired generals who share a deep distrust of Iran and have characterized the threat of Iran in far more dire terms than Obama administration officials and intelligence assessments. The...
by Greg Miller | Aug 7, 2016 | Middle East
Istanbul- As Mohammed al-Masri surveyed the cluttered room, his father stepped in behind him. “I asked my father, ‘What are you doing here?’ ” Masri said, recalling an exchange that took place more than 20 years ago in eastern Afghanistan. His father’s response was...
by Greg Miller | Feb 22, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Washington- The boy appears to be under 12 years old; he hugs his father, climbs into an armored vehicle packed with explosives, and kisses his father’s hand before departing on a mission that will end his life. According to new research that indicates the terrorist...