By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 November 2025
A Microcosm of Why There’s No Israeli-Palestinian Peace
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Islamic State Sets its Sights on Libya as a Launchpad for Terrorism Against Europe
Dealing with the Conspiracy Theory that Islamic State “Never” Attacks Israel
What Iran’s Leaks Really Tell Us About Syrian “Interim” President Ahmad al-Shara’s Past with the Islamic State
A Note on the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Dependence on Iran
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025
Muhammad al-Sudani has been Iraq’s Prime Minister since October 2022. He was installed at Iran’s behest after a year-long political logjam following the 2021 Iraqi elections. The political fronts for Iran’s terrorist-militias lost those elections, but Tehran picked the Prime Minister anyway.
Islamic State Profiles its “Hidden Figures”
Bashar al-Assad Falls
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Wife Sentenced to Death
A Note on Iran’s Control of Iraq
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 October 2024
A debate has been ongoing since the emergence of al-Hashd al-Shabi in Iraq in 2014 about the extent of Iran’s control over the militia conglomerate. In truth, there was never really much doubt.
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