Gathering Sources: 06-13-14

CHP lawmakers accuse Turkish government of 'protecting ISIL and al-Nusra militants'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chp-lawmakers-accuse-government-of-protecting-isil-and-al-nusra-militants.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67750&NewsCatID=338

Still in Bed
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18113/still-in-bed

Why did the Iraqi army collapse in Mosul?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20164

Alarmed by Iraq, Iran Might Join U.S. in Defense of Baghdad, Iranian Official Says
http://www.newsweek.com/alarmed-iraq-iran-might-join-us-defense-baghdad-iranian-official-says-254731

Iraq crisis threatens to ignite regional war
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/13/iraq-j13.html

Iraq crisis threatens to ignite regional war
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2014/06/natos-terror-hordes-in-iraq-pretext-for.html

Iraqi forces fight off jihadists north of Baghdad
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/iraqi-forces-fight-jihadists-north-baghdad

Why did the Iraqi army collapse in Mosul?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20164

America's Covert Re-Invasion of Iraq
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2014/06/americas-covert-re-invasion-of-iraq.html

Iraqi Kurds maneuver between Maliki and Mosul
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/kurds-isis-mosul-maliki-krg-gains-leverage.html

Invasion of Mosul may backfire on ISIS in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-fall-mosul-isis-regional-repercussions.html

1.5 million Iraqis join fight against ISIL militants
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/13/366830/15mn-join-iraq-fight-against-militants/

Gathering Sources: 06-12-14

Rouhani says Iran ready to 'intervene' in Iraq to fight terrorists
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/rouhani-iran-ready-intervene-iraq-fight-terrorists.html

In Iran, headlines blame foreigners for ISIS advances
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iran-media-blames-foreigners-isis-advance.html

The fall of Mosul and the crimes of imperialism
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/12/pers-j12.html

ISIS "success" facilitated by betrayal, Iraqi government inadequacies
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20146

Rouhani: Iran to help Iraq combat ISIS
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/rouhani-iran-help-iraq-combat-isis

Saudi behind ISIS onslaught in Iraq: Syrian state media
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-behind-isis-onslaught-iraq-syrian-state-media

Russia: Takeover of Iraq proves the "total failure" of US, British invasion
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/events-iraq-prove-total-failure-us-british-invasion

The People Reject Regime Change: The Syrian Vote
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/06/11/the-syrian-vote/

Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/mosul-turkish-consulate-isis-ankara-syria-iraq-kidnappings.html

Don’t Double Down in Syria
http://original.antiwar.com/leveretts/2014/06/12/dont-double-down-in-syria/

A regional solution to Syria?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/06/syria-regional-rapprochement-opportunity-solution.html

ISIS threat puts Ankara on alert
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-turkey-isis-threat-alert-alliances-kurds.html

US airstrikes to support Iranian Revolutionary Guard's offensive in Iraq?
http://rt.com/usa/165612-us-iran-allies-iraq-insurgency/

Gathering Sources: 06-11-14

Iran to support Iraq against terrorism: A top diplomat
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/12/366591/iran-to-back-iraq-against-terrorism/

Sen. Corker: Qatar has played 'unhealthy' role in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/senator-corker-qatar-unhealthy-role-syria.html

PKK set to fight against Islamists in Iraq
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pkk-set-to-fight-against-islamists-in-iraq.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67683&NewsCatID=497

Neo-Ottomanist dreams bump into ISIL
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/neo-ottomanist-dreams-bump-into-isil-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67686&NewsCatID=503

ISIS gains from Iraqi military defectors
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/iraq-isis-control-expansion-experience.html

ISIS weighs approach on Baghdad
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iraq-mosul-fall-army-breakdown.html

Iraq under attack by US, France, Saudi Arabia
http://www.voltairenet.org/article184211.html

Al-Assad says West changing position on Syria war
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/al-assad-says-west-changing-position-on-syria-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=67691&NewsCatID=352

Iran officials call for international response to ISIS violence
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iran-officials-call-action-isis-mosul.html

ISIS bids for global jihad leadership with Mosul attack
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/isis-mosul-jihad.html

Al Qaeda offshoot ISIS captures Mosul from Iraqi government forces
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/11/iraq-j11.html

'Iraq needs to name the states supporting Al-Qaeda before the UN'
http://rt.com/op-edge/165280-iraq-current-situation-dangerous/

Former US Ambassador to Syria: Give Syrian Insurgents Manpads to Shoot Down Iranian Planes
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24298-former-us-ambassador-to-syria-give-syrian-insurgents-manpads-to-shoot-down-iranian-planes

The war in Syria: ISIS’s most successful investment yet
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20133

Theories behind the ISIS takeover of Iraqi province
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20125

Gathering Sources: 06-10-14

ISIS on offense in Iraq
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/syria-iraq-isis-invasions-strength.html

Syrian Kurds continue to blame Turkey for backing ISIS militants
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/zaman-syria-kurds-rojava-ypg-muslim-pyd-pkk-turkey-isis.html

Jihadist rebels in full control of northern Iraq province
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/jihadist-rebels-full-control-mosul

Syria Media Roundup (June 9)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18063/syria-media-roundup-%28june-9%29

Interview with UN Peace Envoy Brahimi: 'Syria Will Become Another Somalia'
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-former-un-peace-envoy-to-syria-lakhdar-brahimi-a-974036.html#ref=rss

Jihadist factions' infighting muddles Syrian battlefield
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/06/syria-infighting-jihadists-confuse-benefit-army.html

What can we learn from Assad's victory?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/06/syria-presidential-elections-assad-victory-lesson-turkey.html

Gathering Sources: 04-28-13

Syria: After Qusayr, Regime Eyes Aleppo
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-after-qusayr-regime-eyes-aleppo

Syria: Border Clashes Pit FSA Against Kurds
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-border-clashes-pit-fsa-against-kurds

Russia says committed to Syria missiles deal
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/russia-says-committed-syria-missiles-deal

Over 500 killed across Iraq in May: report
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/over-500-killed-across-iraq-may-report

Civil War in Lebanon: Who Wants It?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/angry-corner/civil-war-lebanon-who-wants-it

EU lifts arms embargo against Syrian opposition
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/eu-lifts-arms-embargo-against-syrian-opposition

The Missing Syrian Peace
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/missing-syrian-peace.html

Hezbollah's Pre-emptive War in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/lebanon-syria-war-hezbollah-preemptive.html

The Syrian War Is Not Only Sectarian
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/syrian-conflict-failed-sectarian-analysis.html

Hezbollah Confesses To Hand in Qusair Battle
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/hezbollah-involvement-qusair-battle-syria.html

Turkey Struggles With Syrian War
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/turkey-regional-policy-struggling-syria.html

EU repeal of Syria arms embargo criticised
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/2013528174554556579.html

Russia to send air-defence system to Syria
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/2013528115917754264.html

Syrian rebels divided in fight against Assad
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2013/05/20135288586886631.html

Russia, China to hold joint anti-terror drills
http://thebricspost.com/russia-china-to-hold-joint-anti-terror-drills/#.UaUCTxUju1E

Gathering Sources: 04-27-13

Syria Media Roundup (May 23)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11860/syria-media-roundup-%28may-23%29

Jordan to deploy Patriot missiles along border with Syria
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/jordan-deploy-patriot-missiles-along-border-syria

Jordan Deals With Backlash From Iraq, Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/jordan-syria-xenophobic.html

Davutoglu Cautiously 'Not Pessimistic' On Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/davutoglu-turkey-us-syria-synchronized.html

Arab Uprisings Hijacked By Sectarianism
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/arab-uprisings-hijacked-sectarianism.html

Nasrallah on Syria: 'This Battle Is Ours'
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/nasrallah-hezbollah-syria-speech-rockets.html

Hezbollah Intervention in Syria Redraws Political Map
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hezbollah-intervention-syria-redraws-political-map

Exclusive: John McCain Slips Across Border Into Syria, Meets With Rebels
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/27/exclusive-john-mccain-slips-across-border-into-syria-meets-with-rebels.html

Bahrain bans political groups from contacting Hezbollah
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/27/us-bahrain-hezbollah-idUSBRE94Q0CR20130527

Gathering Sources: 04-12-13

Syria Media Roundup (April 11)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11163/syria-media-roundup-(april-11)

Al-Qaeda in the Levant Awaits its Emir
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-levant-awaits-its-emir

Syrian LCC activists reject al-Qaeda; HRW accuses Assad of war crimes
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-activists-reject-al-qaeda-hrw-accuses-assad-war-crimes

Syria's Jihadists Dismay the Opposition
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/04/syria-opposition-jihadists-jabhat-nusra.html

The Reasons Behind Hezbollah's Decision to Fight in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/reasons-hezbollah-decision-fight-syria-lebanon.html

Is Hezbollah Exaggerating Jabhat al-Nusra's Strength?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/jabhat-al-nusra-lebanon-hezbollah-exaggeration.html

The petty-bourgeois "left" promotes the CIA war in Syria
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/12/isos-a12.html

America's Uncleared War: Nearly 20,000 Foreign Mercenaries Fight In Syria
http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-uncleared-war-nearly-20000-foreign-mercenaries-fight-in-syria/5330977

How the West Fueled the Ever-Growing Carnage in Syria
http://www.alternet.org/world/peace-plan-nixed-how-west-fueled-ever-growing-carnage-syria

EXPOSED: Syrian Human Rights Front is EU-Funded Fraud
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/04/exposed-syrian-human-rights-front-is-eu.html

Occupy Wall Street activist hired to lobby for Syrian opposition
http://rt.com/usa/occupy-carne-ross-syrian-768/

The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/12/timbuktu_jihadist_gilles_leguen

Revolutions are Exclusionary!
http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/subaltern/revolutions-are-exclusionary

The Consensus Behind Militarism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15701-the-consensus-behind-militarism