Author Archives: Carl P Turner

Generally this blog has focused on four distinct subjects: The Rohingya Crisis, the Ukraine conflict, the Syrian war, and ISIS. These are varied and important subjects. The plight of the Rohingya has been described as ethnic cleansing and forced migration, … Continue reading →

With the impending fall of the self-declared ISIS Caliphate and a reversion to terrorism and insurgency in Iraq and Syria commentators and analysts have returned to the long standing concern of ISIS inspired attacks in what the group terms the … Continue reading →

The battle for the ISIS heartland in Iraq and Syria is far from complete and there is a more than strong chance that its existence as terrorist organisation and insurgency outside of the main cities will be a long one. … Continue reading →

ISIS in the core ‘Islamic State’ appears to be in a state of terminal decline. Iraqi forces are poised to take the remaining part of Mosul after months of battle, an Arab-Kurdish coalition has entered Raqqa, and in southern Syria, … Continue reading →

Today, another mid-week blog due to an attack on the streets of the United Kingdom, one in which a vehicle has been used to mow down people and the driver has emerged shouting for people to die. Bewildered family members … Continue reading →

After months of fighting in the villages and towns on the path to Raqqa an Arab-Kurdish coalition has entered the last major city held by ISIS and its de facto capital. ISIS, by its own definition the ‘Islamic State’, made … Continue reading →

On the 7th June ISIS struck the Iranian Parliament building and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini. They killed twelve people in suicide attacks targeting two important symbols of Iran’s revolution and government. That Iran is an ISIS target is no … Continue reading →

The third terrorist attack in the space of two months means that the United Kingdom is undergoing a test that it shouldn’t have to take. The UK had seemed to be relatively invulnerable to random Jihadist attacks, as Belgium, France … Continue reading →

This week we set aside the usual focus on current conflicts and take a look at the state of peace in the world, as measured by the Global Peace Index. There is mixed news, as 93 countries improved against 68 … Continue reading →

Libya generally enters the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last week it was because of the suspected connections between the Manchester bomber, his network, and family. Then, following an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt the Egyptian air force … Continue reading →