Afghans should fix their home firston September 10, 2018The Taliban is on a relentless warpath. Last month, it made one of its boldest attempts in taking over a provincial capital since its brief occupation of the city of Kunduz in 2016. This time it targeted Ghazni, a strategic city less than 100 miles from Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. An estimated 1,000 Taliban fighters swarmed the city before they were eventually driven out. Moreover, a series of … [Read more...] about Afghans should fix their home first
Assad and the Kurds can cooperate for a better Syriaon August 20, 2018Syria’s Kurds are trying to negotiate a settlement with Damascus as they seek to protect gains made in seven years of war, wary of its unpredictable partner now they are eager to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad. Initial round of talks has already taken place when Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), a political arm of Kurdish dominated SDF delegation led by Ilham Ahmed, visited Syrian capital … [Read more...] about Assad and the Kurds can cooperate for a better Syria
Iran’s Quds Force: A force of chaoson May 21, 2018Iranian Quds force recently came into the limelight once again after the escalation of conflict with Israel. Quds force fired around 20 rockets from Syrian Golan heights at Israeli military outposts. Most of these rockets were either intercepted or fell with Syrian territory itself. Israel responded with overwhelming force; it attacked dozens of Iranian targets across Syria in what the military … [Read more...] about Iran’s Quds Force: A force of chaos
Hard to replace Haftar in Libyaon May 2, 2018Khalifa Haftar, a veteran general and strongman in Libya has returned to his stronghold and headquarter in the eastern city of Benghazi following an extended absence, including reported treatment in Paris hospital for a stroke. General Haftar has been part of the Libyan political scene for more than four decades, shifting from the centre to the periphery and back again as his fortunes … [Read more...] about Hard to replace Haftar in Libya
Are Houthis Iran’s new Hezbollah ?on April 14, 2018Houthis officially "Ansar Allah" are a Yemeni rebel group which adherent to Zaidism a branch of Shia Islam. Zaidi Imams ruled Yemen for 1,000 years until the 1962 revolution. Houthi movement in early 1990 began as a cultural movement intended to counter Wahhabist and Salafist influence and end the political and economic marginalization of Yemen's Zaydi population. The movement took up arms in the … [Read more...] about Are Houthis Iran’s new Hezbollah ?
Let Yemen surviveon March 28, 2018More than 10,000 people have been killed as the war in Yemen enters in its fourth year. The country is on the edge of being plunged into famine as it has already been the poorest country in the Arab world, with limited arable land and water resources. Though the country has oil as one of its resource assets, it could never contribute to its wealth and prosperity. The ongoing conflict and the … [Read more...] about Let Yemen survive
Iranian threat to Israel at all-time highon March 2, 2018The shadow war between the two Middle East heavyweights Israel and Iran is going on for decades now. But the recent incident of Israeli air raids on Iranian bases in Syria and downing of Israeli F-16 fighter jet by Syrian anti-aircraft missile batteries, which has happened for the first time in 36 years, have bought these two nations into a confrontation. The conflict between these two rival … [Read more...] about Iranian threat to Israel at all-time high
Iran has to be welfare state, not a theocracyon January 29, 2018The recent protests in Iran rang alarm bells for the ruling theocracy in Tehran. What started in Iran’s second largest and holy city of Mashhad, over rising prices, transfigured into widespread, unprecedented protests against the theocratic regime in towns and cities across the country. The earlier protests against the current status quo had mainly emerged from capital Tehran and some major … [Read more...] about Iran has to be welfare state, not a theocracy
Doha will go its wayon January 5, 2018Last year in June, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar for its alleged support to terror outfits and being too close to Iran. The Arab neighbours thought that by imposing this blockade they can pressurise Qatar to set aside its own ambitious foreign policy and toe the line of its bigger neighbours. But during the siege period, new agreements in … [Read more...] about Doha will go its way
Iraq now an Iranian colonyon October 29, 2017The recent takeover of Kirkuk by Iranian backed militias and the Iraqi army clearly illustrates that Iran is now calling the shots in every important decision in Iraq. This whole operation and the withdrawal of the PUK and Peshmerga without putting up any resistance to advancing Iraqi forces were planned by the Iran Quds force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. The extent of the Iraqi … [Read more...] about Iraq now an Iranian colony
