Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report: Is Baghdadi Dead? For ISIS, it May Not Matter
Renewed Russian claims that it killed the elusive leader face skepticism from the U.S. and scrutiny among analysts.
The U.S. government on Tuesday said it could not verify increasingly widespread reports that Russian forces had killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a move that many hope would not only rid the extremist network of its charismatic so-called caliph but also undercut its ability to recruit.
"We cannot confirm this report but hope it is true," a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S. headquarters fighting the Islamic State group, tells U.S. News. "We strongly advise ISIS to implement a strong line of succession. It will be needed."
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 12, 2017
Islamic State Remains Dangerous in Defeat -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
The Next Battle: State Department, US Military Divided Over Kurdish Fighters In Syria (And Russia) -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Defense One/Council on Foreign Relations
Is It Ever a Good Idea to Arm Violent Nonstate Actors? -- Patricia Sullivan, RCD
Fears of a North Korean Warhead -- Berny Belvedere, Arc Digital
Trump Has 6 Options to Neutralize North Korea—but None Are Good -- Austin Bay, Observer
WhatsApp warriors on the new frontline of Kashmir’s conflict -- Michael Safi, The Guardian
Uzbekistan Flirts With Disaster -- Kamran Bokhari, Geopolitical Futures
Asia’s Unhappy Anniversary -- Barry Eichengreen, Project Syndicate
South Africa Needs a New Direction -- Bloomberg editorial
Why Is Russia Aiming Missiles at China? -- Guy Plopsky, The Diplomat
Merkel-Gabriel spat: Could G20 chaos tear coalition apart? -- DW
The EU Woos the Balkans With Soft Power -- Stratfor
As Brazil’s Economy Recovers, Its Politics Disintegrate Again -- Samy Adghirni and Simone Preissler Iglesias, Bloomberg
Probe begins after 'greatest aviation disaster' narrowly avoided -- DW
Democrats intentionally used disinformation from Russia to attack Trump, campaign aides -- Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times
Did Donald Trump Jr. break any laws by seeking damaging information from Russia on Hillary Clinton? -- Maureen Groppe , Kevin Johnson and David Jackson , USA TODAY
1 comment:
The backbone of any Insurgency is the Civilian Population supporting the Insurgency, not the leadership, remove the Civilian Support the Insurgency dies, they should look to how the Brits dealt with the Malayan Emergency 1948-1960, The Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1960,The Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation 1962-1966, the Brit strategy was to separate the civilians from the Insurgents. Or maybe we could send Xenia the Warrior Princess or Wonder Woman over to kick some ass.
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