Jared Malsin

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Turkey on a 'Collision Course' With the U.S.

The U.S. considers them allies. Turkey says they're linked to terrorists. A confrontation is brewing.

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

Erdogan's Referendum Victory Leaves Turkey Divided

The narrow, disputed outcome of the vote sets the stage for a bitter struggle over its validity

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

The Beginning of the End in Mosul

In Mosul, the Islamic State is about to lose the crown jewel of its self-styled caliphate

By Jared Malsin / Mosul

Does the U.S. Strike on Syria Signal a Turning Point in the Civil War?

With streaks of light in the pre-dawn dark on Friday, two U.S. Navy destroyers floating in the eastern Mediterranean launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles toward Syria. The missiles sailed through the spring night and slammed...

By Jared Malsin / Erbil, Iraq

Iraqi Soldiers Close In on Symbolic Mosul Mosque

When ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ascended to the pulpit of the Great Mosque of al-Nouri in the Iraqi city of Mosul on July 5, 2014, it marked the jihadist group’s arrival at the pinnacle...

By Jared Malsin / Mosul

The 16 Bodies in the Mosul Alleyway

They are sprawled in the alleyway, the dead bodies. Women, children, two old men with white beards, they are 16 in all, their faces bloated with blood now, at least a week after they were...

By Jared Malsin

'They Just Took Us.' Mosul Civilians on Being Used as Human Shields by ISIS

In late February, as Iraqi troops advanced on the western half of the city of Mosul, ISIS gunmen barged through Median Hikmat al-Galou’s house, commandeering it for the battle that now raged around them. One...

By Jared Malsin / Mosul

Civilian Deaths in War on ISIS Reach All-Time High

The spike is raising questions about whether the Trump administration has loosened the rules of engagement governing U.S. forces in the region.

By Jared Malsin

ISIS Is Claiming Attacks Abroad Because It's Losing Its Empire

The group is losing ground in Syria and Iraq

By Jared Malsin

Turkey's Controversial Referendum

As Turkey prepares for an April 16 referendum on a constitutional overhaul that would hand more power to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish expatriates are pushing back. Germany and the Netherlands–home to sizable Turkish minorities–have...

By Jared Malsin

Is the U.S. Headed for a Quagmire in Syria?

Experts say the Pentagon has limited options in Syria

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

New Travel Ban Helps U.S.-Iraq Relations but Still Stings Elsewhere

When President Trump ordered a ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations on Jan. 27, ostensibly to defend the U.S. from terrorism, global uproar ensued. Rights advocates, foreign governments and many U.S. citizens denounced...

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

Turkey Unsure About Handing Erdogan Even More Power

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leaving nothing to chance.Launching his campaign on Feb. 17 to expand the power of his office via a constitutional referendum, the President came out with rhetorical guns blazing. He likened...

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

The Fight For Mosul Has Intensified

This could be a tougher and more lethal phase of the fight

By Jared Malsin/Istanbul

Al-Qaeda Is Gathering Strength As Yemen Burns

The leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen called for attacks on the U.S. after a Jan. 29 Special Forces raid in which several civilians were killed, as well as a U.S. Navy SEAL. In an...

By Jared Malsin/Istanbul

How Trump's Presidency Could Divide the Middle East

Tens of thousands of visas were revoked last week by President Donald Trump’s executive order than bans the citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S.The revelation illustrates the scale of the disruption caused...

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

Experts Warn ISIS 'Rubbing Their Hands With Glee' at Trump's Visa Ban

See the Rare Propaganda Posters of World War II President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that temporarily bans new U.S. visas for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, in an act the administration...

By Jared Malsin

'It's Tearing Families Apart.' 6 Stories of Lives on Hold Due to Trump's Visa Ban

When President Trump ordered the government on Jan. 27 to temporarily ban the citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, chaotic scenes unfolded at America’s international airports. Distraught spouses waited while their husbands and wives sat in...

By Jared Malsin

The Damascus Suburb That Could Be the Next Front in Syria's War

Eastern Ghouta will be a major strategic goal for President Assad's forces, either by force or through peace negotiations

By Jared Malsin

Turkish Lawmakers Brawl over Erdogan's Constitutional Reforms

A brawl in the Turkish parliament is a taste of the disagreements to come

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul
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