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Turkish Kidnapped by Shia Militia

September 12, 2015By Richard C Pendrynews No Comments

Last week some of might have read my artice – Turkish Kidnapping: ISIS? – in which I questioned the validity of the claim made by Marc Pierin – a Carnegie Europe scholar published by Voice of America – that ISIS was responsible for the kidnaping of 18 Turkish construction workers in Bagdahd on 2nd September. … Read More

Turkish Kidnapping; ISIS?

September 8, 2015By Richard C PendryIraq, news No Comments

ISIS responsible for another Turkish kidnapping in Iraq? I’m not so sure that the Islamic extremist group is to blame this time. There’s alot more here than meets the eye. Turkey, like many other countries is used to having its nationals captured, but it has a far better record of getting them back. In 2013, … Read More

Since 2005 Richard has been involved on three continents ensuring that the people he cares for are as safe as possible from the increasing risk of terrorism. Using his research; degrees from Leicester in Security & Risk Management and St Andrews in Terrorism & Political Violence; as well as a vast amount of empirical experience. He’s reintegrated Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, facilitated entry in Islamic State controlled Mosul, created security frameworks against the threat of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in Africa and dodged Al Qaeda IEDs in Iraq.

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