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Tag Archives: mujahideen
Defining “success” in proxy arming: the Afghanistan case
As expected, my recent post on arming Syria’s rebels (see here) generated a bit of debate among Notes on the Periphery readers. Danny, among others, made an important conceptual point: in assessing the “success” of four past cases of proxy … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Syria, US policy
Tagged Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, CIA, Hekmatyar, Massoud, mujahideen, mujahidin, Najibullah, Pakistan, proxy arming, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Syria, USSR
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Arming Syria’s rebels: Will it work?
After two years of cautious restraint, the Obama administration has reportedly directed the Central Intelligence Agency to begin supplying and distributing small arms and ammunition to elements of the Syrian opposition. What pushed President Obama over the edge? The answers … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Angola, Central Africa, Central Asia, Chad, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, Nicaragua, Syria, US policy
Tagged Afghanistan, Angola, Assad, Chad, CIA, Contras, Habre, libya, mujahedeen, mujahideen, Nicaragua, proxy arming, Sandinista, Syria, UNITA
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Syria/Bosnia, Part II: Islamic Fighters
My last post in this series ended with a note about how Bosnia currently serves as mostly a “transit or recuperation” zone for Islamic extremists (see relevant ICG Report). This label does not have to be confined to the country’s post-conflict … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Europe, terrorism
Tagged Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, Alawites, bashar al-assad, Bosnia, bosnia-herzegovina, Bosniak, bosnian war, Croatia, Iraq, Islam, mujahideen, NPR, Salafis, Syria
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