ISIL eyes Central Asia as next vulnerable frontier

By on    Africa / Europe, Azerbaijan, BB Backgrounder, Exclusives, Intel Brief, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mideast, Recent Hits, Russia, Terrorism, Top Stories, Uzbekistan  

ISIL eyes Central Asia as next vulnerable frontier

Special to WorldTribune.com By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is massing thousands of jihadists on the northern border of Afghanistan for incursions into Central Asia, Russian intelligence officers said. Taliban fighters have also pledged allegiance to ISIL and are ready to join the battle as the jihadists pass through weak border […]

The U.S.-Pakistan rapprochement: Thank geopolitical reality, not diplomacy

By on    Afghanistan, Exclusives, Mideast, Pakistan, Recent Hits, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, Uzbekistan  

The U.S.-Pakistan rapprochement: Thank geopolitical reality, not diplomacy

Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M. Downing, FreePressers.com Just a few months ago, U.S.-Pakistani relations were abysmal, perhaps even at a crisis point. An American airstrike had killed 25 or more Pakistani soldiers and Pakistan retaliated by closing off U.S./ISAF supply lines into Afghanistan. Tensions increased and many worried of more border skirmishes along the […]

When regimes lose power: What Syrians want and what they fear

By on    Exclusives, Kazakhstan, Mideast, Recent Hits, Syria, Top Stories, Uzbekistan  

When regimes lose power: What Syrians want and what they fear

Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy, FreePressers.com A quarter of a century ago the people of Central Asia and Caucasus tasted freedom. It was the taste of blood. One glance at the commentaries on current events in Syria reveals that they were dictated by the same person. The similar expressions and identical evaluation: “democratic forces”, […]