The Campaign for Kobani – Initial Summary
Overview
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Kobani (in Kurdish) or Ayn al-Arab (in Arabic) is a Kurdish city lying east of Jarabulus near the Syrian-Turkish border. Before the fighting began...
Kurds retake Kobani – Serious blow for ISIS
On January 30, 2015, ISIS issued a video in which it admitted, for the first time, that its fighters had retreated from Kobani (Ayn...
Tripoli: A Syrian Heart in a Lebanese Body
If we think of sensitive, complex cities in the modern Middle East that are highly volatile, reflect sectorial tensions, and are home to serious...
ISIS: Main developments in Syria in the Second half of January...
The intensity of the fighting in Syria was low this week as well, probably due to the poor weather conditions.
Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)
During the week,...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: January 22-28 2015
Main events of the week
On the morning of January 27, 2015, a shooting attack took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, were...
The international campaign against ISIS
Attacks by the US and the coalition in Syria and Iraq
U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continued during the week. This week...
Global Jihad attacks worldwide: January 2015
Suicide bombing attack in Turkey
It was recently reported that the police investigation revealed that the attack against the police station in Turkey on January...
And What If We Did Not Deter Hizbollah?
The consensus in Israel is that Hizbollah was deterred as a result of the Second Lebanon War, that because of the damage sustained by...
The Attack in the Golan Heights: Is an Israel-“Axis” Conflict Expected?
The attack in the Golan Heights near Quneitra on January 18, 2015, which killed Hizbollah operatives and Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commanders, was...
ISIS Update – First Half of January 2015
Main developments in Syria and Lebanon
Fighting between the forces of the Syrian regime and ISIS operatives in the area of the Deir al-Zor airfield...
Israeli experts: the coalition against ISIS – too little, too late
The results of the fighting against ISIS are very limited "there is lot of public relations and too little action", one Israeli expert told...
The international campaign against ISIS – First Half of January 2015
In Iraq and Syria, the fighting continued in the known locations, although the intensity of the fighting decreased due to the stormy weather. In...
Der Spiegel: Syria is developing nuclear arms
President Assad has not relinquished his nuclear program. According to German weekly Der Spiegel, which is renowned for its excellent intelligence sources, Syria continues...
Crash of a Jordanian fighter plane whose pilot was captured by...
The main event of the week that ended 2014 was the crash of a Jordanian aircraft in Al-Raqqah and the capture of its pilot...
Suicide Attacks in 2014: The Global Picture
Since the start of the millennium, suicide attacks have become a common mode of operation for many terrorist groups around the world, particularly Sunni...
Spotlight on Global Jihad December 24-31 2014
Fighting in Iraq and Syria continued in the major battle zones, without significant changes on the ground. A senior Iranian officer in the Revolutionary...
Efforts to identify the source of ISIS recent weapons shipments
An unidentified aircraft dropped weapons and equipment for ISIS southeast of Tikrit over the weekend. Western intelligence sources say that there is a concentrated...
Hezbollah Closes a Breach of its Outer Shield: The Threat to...
In light of the complex evolving predicament facing Hezbollah, the alleged discovery of yet another infiltration would probably be branded by the organization as...
Evaluation of the American Campaign against ISIS and Its Chances of...
1. President Obama has set the US the clear, but in ITIC assessment pretentious, goal of destroying ISIS with a comprehensive campaign of several...
Israel continues to turn a blind eye to the danger of...
Israeli policy makers seem to have decided to ignore one deadly fact: Syria did not surrender its entire chemical arsenal. Syria continues to use...
Evaluation of ISIS’s weaknesses
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
1. In recent months, ISIS has managed to brand itself in the Arab-Muslim world and in...
Future Israeli Strikes in Syria: Shifting Dynamics?
Udi Dekel, Orit Perlov
As presented in the Syrian social media, public opinion holds that damage to the US interest in Syria will lead to a...
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