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Othman was the director of the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission.
Ronen Bergman • Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
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He made the man who had forcibly married her sign and seal a divorce decree before witnesses, and got Nader’s secretaries to write a raqam saying that the girl was to remain a Christian and should marry a Christian, and that the abductor should not be allowed to bring litigation over the case. Then he gave the girl and the raqam to the father, and
... See moreMichael Axworthy • Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant
When asked for a decision, Shah Soltan Hosein would tend to agree with whoever approached him last – usually with the words Yakhshi dir (‘It is good’ in the Turkic court language).
Michael Axworthy • Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant
The missions enabled JSOC to build a detailed picture of the network that moved jihadists from Aleppo and Damascus airports through the Syrian section of the Euphrates River Valley until they crossed into Iraq near Al Qaim. After several years, one name stood out as Zarqawi’s master facilitator in Syria: Abu Ghadiya. The United States tried to brin
... See moreSean Naylor • Relentless Strike
Did he do a deal with Nader? We will probably never know. The Nezam does seem to have been given an easier ride in the collection of tribute than the other great nobles; Nader’s warning to Mohammad Shah about the Nezam before he left could have been a dark joke, a double bluff.
Michael Axworthy • Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant
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