This video contains information on the current conflict in Yemen, including the Houthi rebels, AQAP, and the Saudi coalition.
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This video contains information on the current conflict in Yemen, including the Houthi rebels, AQAP, and the Saudi coalition.
See the full video here.
ISIS has a sophisticated command and control structure which taps the networks of members of AQI, Saddam Hussein’s Baathist Party, and former inmates from Camp Bucca. The key leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is now operating under the name of Caliph Ibrahim. He is assisted in his governance with as Shura Council, including:
Abu Muslim al Afari al Turkmani
Abu Ali al Anbari
Abu Arkan al Amiri
Omar al Shishani
Abu Ayman al Iraqi
Abu Muhammad al Adnani
Abu al Athir Amr al Absi
Other key leaders on thematic issues include:
Fares Reif al Naima – Chief Quatermaster
Abu Yahya al Iraqi – Chief Bodyguard
Abdul Rahman al Afari – Veteran Affairs
Khairy Abed Mahmoud al Taey – Explosives Expert
Abdulla Ahmad al-Mishhadani – Facilitator
Abu Safwan al-Rifai – Chief of Military Intelligence
Check out:
NYT. “How ISIS Works.” http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/16/world/middleeast/how-isis-works.html?_r=0
PBS. “Who Runs the Islamic State?” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/iraq-war-on-terror/rise-of-isis/who-runs-the-islamic-state/
PBS Frontline released a fifty-minute documentary on “The Rise of ISIS” – a must watch!
See the video at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/rise-of-isis/
Great PBS documentary describing the current situation in Iraq and ISIL.
President Obama describes the current U.S. foreign policy options on Iraq as recorded by PBS.
FRONTLINE’s Muhammad Ali explains a covert U.S. program to train Syrian rebels in Qatar.
Obama said he wants to step up training for rebel groups in Syria. But there’s already a covert rebel training program in effect. FRONTLINE’s Muhammad Ali explains how it works.
PBS NOVA documentary on the exponential growth and use of drone technology.
This PBS Newshour report looks at “The Washington Post launched a special series Sunday called “A legacy of pain and pride” which looks at the lives of military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through stories and polls in conjunction with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with one of the authors of the series Greg Jaffe about the poll results and what they reveal about Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.”
Jones, James. “Inside Ukraine’s Propaganda War.” PBS Frontline. March 14, 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/inside-ukraines-propaganda-war/
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