Are the Taliban and ISIS working together?
22 August 2017 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its initial findings on an attack that occurred between 3-5 August. The UNAMA…
Limelight: Syria Denies Chemical Attack Preparations featured on CTV National News
Syria denies chemical attack preparations as the White House issues a stern warning if an attack is carried out. Stewart Webb joins CTV National News to discuss.
Limelight: Mosul Bombing Report featured on CTV National News
A report out today claims the American bombing in Mosul on or around March 17 resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians. DefenceReport.com editor Stewart Webb explains how…
US just launched strikes against Syria…now what?
6 April 2017- Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb US warships, under the direction of US President Donald Trump, launched cruise missiles at Syrian air bases under the control of…
All Eyes on Al-Bab
22 December 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb As the fighting in Aleppo dwindled down, the next chapter of the Syrian conflict focused on the small city of al-Bab…
Turkey’s Troublesome Times Continuing with No End in Sight
20 December 2016 – London, UK by Chris Murray It feels like only moments ago that Defence Report was analysing the attempted coup in Turkey. July does not feel a long way away…
The Quagmire of the ISIS Foreign Fighter
1 November 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb At the time of writing this, Iraqi forces are preparing to enter the city of Mosul. ISIS-held territory is slowly being…
Book Watch: Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins
Review by Chris Murray 26 July 2016, Kingston, CA Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins By Paul Rogers; I.B.Tauris, 2016. USD 29.95 ISBN-10: 1784534889 ISBN-13: 978-1784534882 The early 20th…
What Happened in Turkey
25 July 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray The world was caught surprised by the attempted coup in Turkey. While Turkey has had relatively frequent interaction with coups since the 1960’s the…
Book Watch: From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy
Review by Stewart Webb 19 December 2015 – Vancouver, CA From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy by Jean-Pierre Filiu – Oxford University Press,…