Editor’s Picks – Page 28 – The Defense Post

Aug- 2019 -

3 August

7

A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol

Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk

1 August

Africa

Jared Szuba

5

US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign

The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa

1 August

Africa

Fergus Kelly

ISWAP killed ‘dozens’ of Nigeria and Chad troops near Baga in July 29 clashes

Clashes between the MNJTF and ISWAP fighters near Baga in northeast Nigeria on Monday left 25 soldiers and at least 40 jihadists dead

Jul- 2019 -

8 July

Asia Pacific

Sardar-e-Kabuli Girls High School in Kabul, Afghanista

Shadi Khan Saif

Afghanistan school children increasingly vulnerable in surging conflict

Children in Afghanistan are increasingly the victims of brutal violence even as the government and Taliban sit down for peace talks

3 July

Commentary

Iraqi Army and Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units of Iraq)

Opinion Editor

1

Popular Mobilization Force reform in Iraq: Reintegration or consolidation of militia power?

Mahdi's plan to reform the Popular Mobilization Units will either reduce the risk from militias or dangerously consolidate their power in Iraq, Michael Knights says

Jun- 2019 -

23 June

Middle East

Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training

Jared Szuba

3

New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization

Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria

20 June

Middle East

Joanne Stocker

9

Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone

Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz

14 June

Middle East

Jared Szuba

6

Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability

The drawdown of US troops from Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to the counter-ISIS mission significantly more difficult

May- 2019 -

30 May

Africa

Robert Postings

35

Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now

Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?

23 May

Africa