Defeating ISIS: Interviews with the US-led coalition by Seth Frantzman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the last two years I have written about the war against Islamic State. This has involved numerous visits to northern Iraq to cover the battle […]
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The West refuses to see insurgents for what they are because of racism
By Seth J. Frantzman The new Netflix war film War Machine is based on a book by Michael Hastings, the author whose expose brought down General Stanley McChrystal. The opening scenes of […]
Nadia Murad returns to Kocho: ISIS genocide, trauma and world’s failure
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Nadia Murad returned to the Yazidi village of Kocho on Thursday, June 1. The video (below) shows her exploring the village, it is harrowing, shocking, as […]
Why aren’t “known wolves” stopped? Because there are 100,000+ of them
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Why wasn’t Salman Abedi stopped before the Manchester bombing? Many are asking this question and have pointed out he was a “known wolf.” People who he […]
Swedish gov’s obsession with Israel is the new anti-semitism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Sweden’s foreign minister Margot Wallström welcomed the latest UNESCO resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem and describing Israel as occupying Jerusalem. More than that, Sweden was a […]
Whaaaa – The NYT just published a column supporting ISIS in Syria?!
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The New York Times just published a column by Thomas Friedman (‘Why is Trump fighting ISIS in Syria’) that argues for supporting ISIS in Syria. Surely that […]
Photo essay: Inside a Kakei village liberated from ISIS by peshmerga
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In May of 2016 more than 5,000 Peshmerga, including Zerevani special forces, liberated nine Kakei and Shabak villages that lie near the Great Zab and Khazir […]
Photo essay: Kurds on the frontline against ISIS in Bashiqa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Two months ago we set off for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq. We spent time at various locations of the war effort, including a night […]
Background and strategy of Kurdish Peshmerga operation to take 11 villages near Khazir-Gwer
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the early hours of August 14th Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an offensive on the Khazir and Gwer fronts aimed at liberating 11 villages from Islamic […]
No, morons, Islamic State is not “feeding off Islamophobia”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When France’s National Front did well in the first round of December regional elections a narrative emerged that the rise of the right in France was […]
