There is a trio of noteworthy Mediterranean naval battles in the 16th century: the Battle of Preveza in 1538, the Battle of Djerba in 1560, and of course the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The third, a significant Ottoman defeat, is considered one of the great battles in history and cited as the last hurrah … Continue reading Today in European history: the Battle of Djerba ends (1560)
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Today in North African history: the Battle of Derna ends (1805)
For a military clash that didn’t involve that many soldiers, the 1805 Battle of Derna has a lot of symbolic importance. For one thing, it was the final and most decisive battle of the First Barbary War, arguably the first overseas war the United States ever fought (unless you count the 1798-1800 Quasi-War against the … Continue reading Today in North African history: the Battle of Derna ends (1805)
Today in Caucasian history: the Battle of the Terek River (1395)
The collapse of the Mongolian empires in the 14th century was almost as destabilizing to geopolitics as the Mongolian invasions had been in the 13th century. In fact when you juxtapose the dates like that it makes a pretty good argument for treating the invasions and the collapse as all one big century-long disruption rather … Continue reading Today in Caucasian history: the Battle of the Terek River (1395)
World update: April 6-7 2019
Well friends, we've reached the end of the line, at least for now (never say never), here at attwiw. I want to thank you all for reading what I've had to write for the last few years and to say I hope you'll join me at my new home at Substack and subscribe today! MIDDLE EAST … Continue reading World update: April 6-7 2019
World update: April 5 2019
Don't forget I'm moving to Substack! For this first week at the new site I’m posting updates there and here, but as of next week attwiw.com will no longer be active. You'll need to head over to Substack and subscribe, so why not do that today? MIDDLE EAST YEMEN I wrote about Thursday’s War Powers vote … Continue reading World update: April 5 2019
World update: April 4 2019
Don't forget I'm moving to Substack! For this first week at the new site I’m posting updates there and here, but as of next week attwiw.com will no longer be active. You'll need to head over to Substack and subscribe, so why not do that today? MIDDLE EAST SYRIA According to local civil defense offices and … Continue reading World update: April 4 2019
World update: April 3 2019
MIDDLE EAST SYRIA An explosion in Raqqa injured several people and may have killed at least two on Wednesday, but there have been conflicting reports on what caused the explosion and how many casualties ensued. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that ISIS suicide bombers attacked a Syrian Democratic Forces office in the city. … Continue reading World update: April 3 2019
World update: April 2 2019
Don't forget I'm moving to Substack! For this first week at the new site I’m posting updates there and here, but as of next week attwiw.com will no longer be active. You'll need to head over to Substack and subscribe, so why not do that today? MIDDLE EAST SYRIA Although they declared victory over ISIS more … Continue reading World update: April 2 2019
Europe/Americas update: April 1 2019
EUROPE UKRAINE Although there are still some votes to be counted, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won a clear victory in Sunday’s first round of the Ukrainian presidential election, finishing with just over 30 percent against incumbent Petro Poroshenko at just under 16 percent. Obviously Zelenskiy didn’t get over 50 percent to avoid the April 21 … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: April 1 2019
Asia/Africa update: April 1 2019
ASIA AFGHANISTAN The Taliban (probably) attacked an Afghan security checkpoint in Sar-e Pol province late Sunday, killing at least five Afghan personnel. Then on Monday another Taliban unit attacked another checkpoint in Badghis province, killing at least three Afghan personnel. In general, both the Taliban and the Afghan government have been stepping up their military … Continue reading Asia/Africa update: April 1 2019
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