After the most recent mass shooting in Orlando, Florida – the worst in U.S. history – one might ask how the FBI was able to investigate the perpetrator, twice, without deciding to take any further action. This question is further confounded by the fact the...

As reactions to the Orlando massacre pour in, every political faction is eager to impose its own narrative on the tragedy: if that seems vulgar, then politics is inherently vulgar, and there’s no way to prettify it. And since politics is about hate, blame, and...

Officials heard complaints from Fallujah residents against Shi’ite militiamen.

The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida at a gay nightclub, by a man pledging a seemingly last-minute allegiance to the ISIS terror group, leads to questions about whether the U.S. government has been adequately protecting its citizens. Going back in time, the U.S....

Several security personnel were arrested after being accused of torturing civilians near Fallujah.

Although a path a safe escape has opened up in Fallujah, reaching it is dangerous.

Updated below. As I write this (it’s Sunday morning, 5:00 a.m. PST) the news is breaking that an Orlando gay nightclub has been attacked by a gun-wielding 29-year-old son of Afghan immigrants, Omar Mateen, who appeared to “’have leanings towards’ radical Islamist...

Fighting resumed in Fallujah, and a mass grave was discovered in Yathrib.

Once I heard the following story from the then Swedish ambassador in Paris: "In 1947, when the UN was discussing the plan to partition Palestine, I was a member of the subcommittee dealing with Jerusalem. One day, the Jews sent a new representative. His name was...

Although the United States has spent $1.6 billion in U.S. arms and training, the Iraqi army is still problematic, full of corruption and mismanagement. Nevertheless, combined security and Coalition forces have taken back considerable territory. At least 48 were killed...