Author Archives: Carl P Turner

The city of Manchester has been added to a growing list of European cities that have suffered ISIS inspired terrorism. The horrors inflicted on Paris, Nice, Berlin, London, Stockholm, and St Petersburg occurred in different ways, but all had the … Continue reading →

When a people are under threat they stay in their homes and try to avoid trouble. When their situation becomes unbearably dangerous they leave their homes and become refugees. The large numbers of people displaced from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to … Continue reading →

The attitude of the Europe, Russia and US to the situation in Ukraine is one that beggars’ belief: on the one hand, a collective denial that Russian forces are involved, on the other, a collective wish not to see it … Continue reading →

The furore over whether or not the Syrian government used chemical weapons against Khan Sheikhoun and the US response in targeting the Syrian airbase at Shayrat continues to rumble on. Every explanation of why the government is guilty of a … Continue reading →

The battle for the city of Raqqa, ISIS’s de facto capital, has yet to see ground forces enter the city but there has been substantial activity by an array of forces opposed to ISIS with neighbouring villages and towns fought … Continue reading →

The Syria crisis continues to shock: for all the conferences, peace talks and talking, new events continue to stand out against the background of daily violence. Today a car bomb exploded during a population transfer and casualties are still to … Continue reading →

The ongoing civil war in Syria is never far from the headlines but has recently become the dominant news story for reasons that are both tragic and infuriating. The news cycle began with a reported chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun … Continue reading →

There is much to write about and comment on this week, so much so that a single weekly blog will not do. Syria’s ongoing tragedy continues to dominate the news, with a reported chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun in northern … Continue reading →

Analysts of international terrorism have long warned that the UK has been in danger of a terrorist attack influenced or organised by Jihadist terrorist organisations. ISIS and Al-Qaeda have long encouraged attacks, with ISIS in particular employing a sophisticated and … Continue reading →

The Syrian civil war has now lasted six years and has proved to be varied and complicated, with the participants and their respective aims increasing and changing year by year. It has in fact evolved into a regional conflict complex, … Continue reading →