Extremist group could exploit chaos resulting from a US troop withdrawal to mount a comeback. By Jennifer Koons in London Al-Qaeda suicide bombings and other reprisals against Sunni tribal leaders and their followers who have aligned themselves with United States and Iraqi government forces could be the last-ditch efforts of an increasingly isolated and diminished […]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Down – But Not Out
By Jennifer Koons in London (ICR No. 266, 25-Jul-08) Al-Qaeda suicide bombings and other reprisals against Sunni tribal leaders and their followers who have aligned themselves with United States and Iraqi government forces could be the last-ditch efforts of an increasingly isolated and diminished organisation, say experts. But some caution that it is too soon […]
Al-Qaida Drawing Foreign Fighters into Afghanistan
Posted by Anne Szustek to findingDulcinea.com According to militants and foreign policy experts, the Islamist terrorist group is building up its forces with dissidents from historically secular Turkey and the countries of Central Asia. The religious traditions of the Turkic peoples are steeped in Sufi mysticism based in the Hanafi school of Islam. Today, press […]
Tough Two Weeks of Threats for Turkey
Posted by Deborah Anne Dilley to Global Voices Online The past two weeks have been tough for the Republic of Turkey as they have been dealing with enemies from within. On July 9th, a terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Istanbul has the authorities stumped as to who is responsible and why. And on […]
Euro 2008 Semifinal Preview Turkey vs. Germany
Game Time: Wednesday, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN If Turkey is able to win against Germany in the Soccer semifinals of Euro 2008 it will be considered a monumental accomplishment. Turkey will be without six players and possibly more in Wednesday’s match. “Of course having lots of injured players is hard but the players who fill […]
Turkey 2-1 Switzerland: Turks Come From Behind, Shock Hosts to Stay Alive
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 Day five of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008: Turkey stole victory from Switzerland in dramatic fashion as the home-side fans in St. Jakob’s Park saw their nation stumble out of the tournament. Switzerland become the first country to be eliminated from Euro2008, and Portugal officially clinch a berth in the […]
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