In Jordan, ISIS Is Using Terror for a Territorial Grab of the South
By its onslaught on the Crusader castle town of Karak in the southern Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 18, the Islamic State
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Manhunt in Jordan for killers of 3 US servicemen
Jordanian forces, along with US special forces and helicopters, are engaged in a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who
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ISIS Still Holds Most Seized Land in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Sinai
The perception gaining in senior Western and Middle East intelligence circles is that the Islamic State is shrinking and increasingly
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Israel’s Covert War on ISIS in Sinai and Deep inside African Desert
On Aug.16-17, the Israeli air force conducted its most extensive assault ever on Ansar Bay al-Maqdis aka Islamic State Wilayat
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US: Fighting ISIS-Sinai Is Ineffectual without Holding Operations
A sophisticated multinational communication network that links ISIS operational HQ in Raqqa, Syria with its centers in the Sinai Peninsula
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The covert dimension of Israeli-Egyptian ties
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s visit to Israel Sunday, July 10 and the two conversations he held with Prime
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Egypt Gains Edge with New Helicopter Carriers, But Smart Infrastructure Lacking
This week, Egypt took possession of the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers it will receive from France as part
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Egyptian Army Beards ISIS in Sinai Mountain Strongholds
This week, the Egyptian military wound up a four-week offensive against remote Islamic State strongholds in central Sinai. The operation’s
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“Build the wall” Trump plans July trip to Israel
Donald Trump, presumptive US president nominee, plans to visit Israel a few days before his Republican party convention opens in
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US military chiefs overrate damage to ISIS
The US military chiefs fighting ISIS, have recently claimed that the US has re-organized its military resources and is determined to
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