Matthew Williams June 19, 2020 Assad's circle is clinging to power, pulling Syria deeper into the abyss Matthew Williams June 19, 2020 2020 has proven that Syria’s already desperate situation can get immeasurably worse.
Matthew Williams January 3, 2020 The killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq will carry grave repercussions across the Middle East. Matthew Williams January 3, 2020 President Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top commander has cemented his destruction of the Iranian nuclear deal, and pushed the Middle East closer to a major regional war.
Matthew Williams December 10, 2019 “They came to kill.” - The state’s brutal massacres in response to protest are fuelling rebellion in Iraq Matthew Williams December 10, 2019 Iraqi officials are being investigated for crimes against humanity, and the government’s violence could spark another Arab revolution.
Matthew Williams October 27, 2019 The militant Salafi-jihadist movement is hydra-headed, Baghdadi's death will change little Matthew Williams October 27, 2019 The leader of Islamic State is dead, however his poisonous legacy will take generations to defeat.
Matthew Williams October 23, 2019 The mass graves of the ISIS’s caliphate Matthew Williams October 23, 2019 Islamic State’s atrocities and genocidal violence against minorities have reshaped Iraq and Syria.
Matthew Williams October 10, 2019 Ballots, Bullets & Intifada: Iraq after the Caliphate Matthew Williams October 10, 2019 After a forty years’ war, Iraqis face post-conflict irresolution, protests, repression and corruption.