[This article first appeared in The New Republic, October 30, 2019] The elimination of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi amid the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria is exposing an enduring and underappreciated reality of the Middle East: the Islamic State has always had a special relationship with Turkish National Intelligence Office, known by its...
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Czech Authorities Bust Russian Spy Network
The network was financed from Russia and the Russian embassy in Prague and was to attack targets in Czechia and its foreign partners through a network of servers, Koudelka said at a security conference in the Chamber of Deputies. “The network was completely broken up and decimated thanks to the NCOZ’s excellent work. The investigation...
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Russian Hackers Disguised Themselves as Iranian Hackers
Such are the ways of the Russian hackers known as the Turla group. So when you read allegations of Iranians seeking to interfere in the U.S. election, real living Iranians may not be involved. From the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Both UK and US intelligence agencies have accused the Turla group, allegedly based...
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Russian Journalists Threatened After Reporting on Prigozhin
From our friends at Meduza: Journalists from the investigative website Proekt say they began receiving threats after they started looking into the operations of Russian mercenaries and political strategists in Africa and the Middle East. Proekt says it has reason to believe the combatants and consultants in question may be working for Evgeny Prigozhin, the...
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A No-Fly Zone Can Limit the Damage Caused By Turkey
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan anticipated strong criticism of Trump for withdrawing US troops and giving Turkey a green light to invade. Erdogan wasted no time after their phone call on October 8, launching air strikes the next day and deploying ground troops before Trump could change his mind. At this stage, the US should take...