By George Goss and Nick Perez “Some of my Syrian Muslim friends here in the U.S. are refugees and they feel the government is scared and won’t let them continue to stay,” Issam Khoury, aContinue reading
Category: ANTI-TERRORISM
In order to curb the spread of terrorism and radical Islamist ideologies, CESD creates reports and articles which intend to explain the relationship between such groups and countries under dictatorships. We are among the first to speak out against Ghuraba al-Sham, the now defunct group which set out to destroy democracy across Iraq. We monitor radical Islamist militant groups all across the board, from Fateh al-Sham and Hezbollah in Lebanon, to Jundallah in Iran. Now however, our focus is aimed at restricting the spread of violent ideologies. We support human rights across all levels, and radical ideologies hinder any future goals of democracy and individual freedoms for civilians
Safe Zones and Reduced Tension Areas
Before Donald Trump’s second debate with Hilary Clinton, Oz Sultan, Trump’s Advisor for Religious and Terrorism Affairs during the election period, visited Senior advisor for the Middle East in Strategic XXI , Issam Khoury. HeContinue reading
ADVOCACY, ANTI-TERRORISM, ARTICLES, DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE, MILLENNIUM GOALS, RESEARCH, SAFE ZONE IN SYRIA
Safe-zone in Quneitra, Syria
By: Issam Khoury Quneitra is located on the Israeli-Syrian border. Madina elBaath is the center of the province, and is under the authority of the Assad regime. The majority of the province however, is underContinue reading
ADVOCACY, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMOCRACY, ETHNIC GROUPS, GOVERNANCE, INTERVIEWS, MILLENNIUM GOALS, RESEARCH, SAFE ZONE IN SYRIA
Illegal Immigration
By: Issam Khoury Human traffic nets did not appear as the result of the Syrian revolution, rather these were existing, operating on the Turkish territory for many years. The operating nets have witnessed a phaseContinue reading
Samlin in Daraa, Syria
Samlin is a relatively small town in Darra, Syria. Villagers here are experiencing a lack of resources and supplies. Schools, homes, and businesses have been destroyed, and infrastructure is badly damaged Filmed by: Ehssan ShahabiContinue reading
‘Save Aleppo’ Protest
The 2016 ‘Save Aleppo’ protest, outside of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, NY By: Issam Khoury On every corner of the planet, we are marching, in red, to save the city of Aleppo.Continue reading
Aleppo is Burning حلب تحترق
On every corner of the planet, we are marching, in red, to save the city of Aleppo. Its civilians, rescue workers and doctors are being killed by the dozens in regime airstrikes. Join us inContinue reading
Five Years of Isolation
By: Issam Khoury The case against the Democratic Social Party on August 12th, 2009 has been impacted by the decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court to ban their activity inside Turkish territory. However, such aContinue reading
Financial Support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
By: Issam Khoury Observers have long been puzzled over identifying the sort of financial support obtained by the PKK warriors. This party, despite the suppressive mechanisms by the Turkish government over them to limit andContinue reading