Anyone such as myself who follows developments from the Middle East is rarely, if ever, bored. But the recent months have been both gripping and horrifying at the same time, thanks to a new calamity. No, I’m not talking about the Ebola outbreak that seems poised to spread beyond Africa, but rather an unnatural pestilence that now plagues Iraq and Syria, and seems hell-bent on spreading further. I’m speaking of course of the pseudo-religious savages of the so-called Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIS or ISIL. IS has been at the forefront of many peoples’ minds, particularly in recent weeks as a result of the heavy fighting in the largely Kurdish Syrian border town of Kobanê (also known as Ayn al-Arab). Continue reading
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The AKP, Turkey, and Kobanê: The Enemy of my Enemy is also my Enemy
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