Jamie Dettmer
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 06:57
The Syrian rebel group Harakat al-Hazm, one of the White House’s most trusted militias fighting President Bashar al-Assad, collapsed Sunday, with activists posting a statement online from frontline commanders saying they are disbanding their units and folding them into brigades aligned with a larger Islamist insurgent alliance distrusted by Washington.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 06:39
Washington and Damascus are not coordinating their battle plans against the so-called Islamic State at any official level, but a de facto deal between them is increasingly obvious.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 05:32
In the past several months, many of the Syrian rebel groups previously favored by the CIA have had their money and supplies cut off or substantially reduced, even as President Obama touted the strategic importance of American support for the rebels in his State of the Union address.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 08:47
Shiite rebels stormed the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday, increasing chances the country will plunge into a broader sectarian conflict and hugely complicating American efforts to combat al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate, long considered the most dangerous branch of the terror network.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 07:51
The strategy of the jihadist and their allies in Iraq was evident long before their blitz started rolling toward Baghdad. But neither Maliki nor Obama wanted to listen.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:34
The administration is proposing to remove language from next year’s budget that would safeguard American foreign aid from repressive foreign leaders.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:59
The poetry-loving mastermind of the Nairobi mall siege wants the world to fear Al-Shabab. It’s working. Jamie Dettmer reports on the murderous ambition of Ahmed Abdi Godane.