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

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

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

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

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 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 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

YEMEN Al Jazeera claims to have proof that the Saudi-led coalition is recruiting Yemen children as soldiers to defend the Saudi border from Houthi rebels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFk-JzI-pYw There are a couple of things to bear in mind here. One is that this is an Al Jazeera product and Al Jazeera is of course owned by the … Continue reading Middle East update: April 1 2019

ASIA AFGHANISTAN Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum survived an assassination attempt on Saturday that left one of his bodyguards dead. Taliban fighters attacked Dostum's convoy in Balkh province, kicking off an hourlong gun battle. Dostum has now survived two assassination attempts (the first one made by ISIS) since returning from self-imposed exile in Turkey … Continue reading World update: March 30-31 2019

SYRIA The Kurdish YPG militia attacked a Turkish military position in Afrin with mortars on Sunday, killing at least one Turkish soldier. The Turks returned fire but there's no word on any YPG casualties. Arab leaders turned up in Tunis on Sunday for the 30th Arab League summit, and unsurprisingly the Golan was one of … Continue reading Middle East update: March 30-31 2019