Michael Knights
Planning for a post Islamic State Iraq
7 Sep 2016
The days of Islamic State controlling large swaths of territory and major cities in Iraq and Syria appear to be numbered with an assault one of its last strongholds, the Iraqi city of Mosul, expected… Audio
The role of Special Forces against Islamic State
23 Dec 2015
There appears to be a push to get more western special forces in the fight against Islamic State. At the start of this month US President Barack Obama announced a new task force to target IS leaders… Audio
Chaos in Iraq
13 Jun 2014
As Sunni Islamist militant group ISIS pushes closer to Baghdad, US President Barack Obama - while ruling out sending in ground troops - is looking at "all options", including air strikes, to help Iraq… Audio