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Syria CW Use – Why?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Charles Duelfer

The headline news of Syrian use of Sarin last month has faded from memory.   Even the US strike against the Syrian base at Khan Sheikhoun seems to have sunk beneath the daily harangue of Trump news. The military strike seems … Continue reading →

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Mosul – Prepare for Chemical Weapons and Civilian Casualties

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Charles Duelfer

Retaking Mosul from ISIS is clearly the next big military objective.  Visits to Baghdad by SECDEF Ash Carter and SECSTATE John Kerry clearly presage this movement.  Carter announced additional US forces and capabilities.  President Obama’s meetings with the GCC clearly … Continue reading →

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ISIS CW Attacks in Europe or Beyond?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Charles Duelfer

In 2016, ISIS may once again take its terror out of the region of its “caliphate.”  It had success in Paris last November and is losing ground in Iraq.  Watch out for a new horror—they may take chemical attacks overseas—to … Continue reading →

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