Damascus Foils Attack Israel & Lebanon Syrian security foiled an attack on the US embassy in Damascus by elements of the radical Jund al-Sham (Army […]

US Soldier Killed, among 28 Others Sadrists Reject Draft Law on Confederacies Guerrillas bombed a minivan carrying recruits for the Iraqi army, killing 16. Other […]

Zawahiri threatens Gulf, Israel Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports [Ar.] that Ayman al-Zawahir threatened Monday in a videotape aired on Aljazeera to launch “new attacks” in Israel […]

The War with al-Qaeda The war with al-Qaeda has many dimensions. There is the war with the organization itself. There is the struggle against its […]

US “Defeated Politically” in al-Anbar: Marine Report 1 US Soldier, 42 Others Dead in Violence 58% of Americans say the Iraq War has not been […]

US Military Numbers brought into Question 40 Dead in Saturday Violence Al-Hakim Demans 8-Province Region The McClatchy News Service has cast doubt on the numbers […]

36 Killed in Civil War Violence Al- Karbala’i Backs Militias The small foreign Salafi terror group in Iraq had called on Thursday for more attacks […]

Cole in Salon.com on Shiite-on-Shiite Violence My article, “Shiite vs. Shiite,” is out in Salon.com. excerpt: ‘ Among the best-selling jewelry items in Iraq today […]

The Iraqization of Afghanistan A massive suicide car bomb very near the US embassy embassy in Kabul has left at least 3 dead, including Coalition […]