‘Drone wars’ articles by Seth J. Frantzman
Drones or UAVs have become increasingly important on the battlefield. They are used by proxies and terrorists and by states. In 2019 this became highly visible as Iran shot down […]
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Iran’s goal: Turn Yemen into Saudi’s Vietnam
Iran’s goal: Turn Yemen into Saudi’s Vietnam By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Videos published by pro-Houthi and pro-Iranian media appear to show hundreds of Saudi-backed fighters routed by the Houthi rebels […]
From Erbil to Qarachogh: The long, short road to the fight against ISIS resurgence
A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MOUNT QARACHOGH, Iraq – A long mountain that juts from the flat plains like a knife today separates Kurdish […]
A list of most of the times Turkey has threatened to launch a military operation in northeast Syria
2017 February 28, 2017 Reuters: Manbij is Turkey‘s next step in Syria operation, Erdogan says 2018 January-March 2018 Operation Olive Branch in Afrin takes place January 27, 2018 Reuters: Turkey‘s […]
Abqaiq drone strike: Escalation and questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ***This post was updated to include new information and will be updated at the bottom as new reports come in*** Drone attacks caused large fires at […]
Anatomy of reports of an airstrike
An alleged airstrike on Albukamal (البوكمال) on September 9. How it unfolded in media provides lessons for media coverage and the role of social media. It also shows how information […]
September 9: Airstrikes at Albukamal?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Just after midnight, in the first hours of Monday morning, loud explosions were heard in an around the Syrian town of Albukamal near the Iraqi border. […]
Mattis was speaking about Iraq, but it informed his views of the Syria withdrawal
Mattis on CBS Face the Nation and discussed the decision to withdraw from Iraq which was made by the previous US administration. “Had I known the former vice president was […]
Syria update: US Gen. Joe Dunford speaks at Council on Foreign Relations, Sept 2019
General Joseph discusses US military and defense strategy in conflict areas around the world at the Council on Foreign Relations. He discussed challenges in eastern Syria. In comes in the context […]
History of Albukamal from ISIS to “the hub of Iran’s land bridge”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this article appeared at The Jerusalem Post Iran is constructing a new military compound and weapon storehouses, according to a report at Fox News […]
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