‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]