Ukraine Crisis Update: April 30, 2015
Apr 30, 2015 - Hugo SpauldingRussian-backed separatists intensified attacks on Ukrainian forces for the third week in a row, signaling their complete aband
Russian-backed separatists intensified attacks on Ukrainian forces for the third week in a row, signaling their complete aband
Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) and rebel forces seized control of the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Dera’a Province on April 2, 2
The Assad regime is not positioned to secure an outright military victory in 2015. Manpower limitations have led Assad to adopt a military strategy of an ‘army in all corners’ which involves the establishment and defense of remote regime outposts throughout Syria in order to pin the outer bounds of a contiguous post-war Syrian state.
A provision in the House Armed Services Committee draft Defense Authorization Bill has generated negative reactions in Iraq.
Anti-Assad forces expand territorial control in Idlib
Russian-backed separatist forces are on the brink of a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine.
Prime Minister (PM) Haidar al-Abadi and Defense Minister Khalid al-Ubaidi have come under increasing pressure over the last three days.
In the past few months, Afghanistan has become an attractive arena for the spread of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.
As expected, the recent Iraqi-American cooperation that sidelined Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’a militias has generated a push back from Iranian allies in Iraq.
Russian-backed separatists appear to have abandoned the February 12 ceasefire agreement after redeploying banned heavy weapons to the front line and intensifying their attacks on Ukrainian positions.