Monthly Archives: February 2017

Our blogs for the previous two weeks were concerned with the ongoing offensives aimed at the ISIS strongholds of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq, which have attracted much media attention due to their scale and the complex alliances … Continue reading →

Last week we focused on the Turkish incursion into Syria and this week we will focusing on the battle for the ISIS stronghold of Mosul in Northern Iraq, which was seized by ISIS in June 2014. The combined offensive to … Continue reading →

Previously, the battle for Mosul has received mention, and this week’s blog is focused on one aspect of the battle to take the city of Raqqa from ISIS, their de facto capital. Turkey’s incursion into Syria began when Operation ‘Euphrates … Continue reading →

The conflict between the Ukraine’s armed forces and Russian backed separatists of the Donetsk Peoples Republic in the Donbass region began in 2014 and the most recent ceasefire has been in place since the 24th December 2016. There have numerous … Continue reading →