US claims it killed ISIS commander, Syria says US hit its forces
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a bizarre series of events on Sunday the Syrian regime claimed that the US hit its forces south of Sukhna “The military source said in […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a bizarre series of events on Sunday the Syrian regime claimed that the US hit its forces south of Sukhna “The military source said in […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Thursday night social media accounts that follow Syria lit up with reports of airstrikes south of Damascus. For instance Danny Makki began reporting the strike […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The last week of July and first days of August were momentous and difficult for Druze in Syria and Israel. On July 25 ISIS members attacks […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN These are my thoughts, posted upon learning that a woman was prosecuted for the “crime” of dancing in Iran. What I despise most of all about […]
By Seth J. Frantzman Transcript July 2, 2017 – Interview with Col. Ryan S. Dillon, spokesman for the Combine Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, US Central Command – […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the last year there have been periodic attempts to link the battles of Aleppo and Mosul as similar. A Recent headline: “Aleppo boy versus Mosul […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When Muhammed the XII had surrendered Granada to the Catholic king and queen of Spain in 1492, he was riding away and looked back in tears. […]