Syrian Civil War

The Ten Wars Fought Between 2011-2024

Former Pentagon intelligence officer Nadeem Iqbal explores the Syrian Civil War, highlighting its main events, key players, their motivations, and what the conflict's future might be.

Nadeem Iqbal served as an intelligence officer for 16 years with the Department of Defense from 2006 to 2022.  His career began as a counter-insurgency analyst on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force (2006–2013), followed by nine years as a military analyst in the Syria Branch (2013–2022). Iqbal was deployed five times in support of combat operations (3× Afghanistan, 2× Iraq), including two rotations with Special Operations Forces focused on counter-terrorism missions in the CENTCOM theater. His additional roles included rotations to CIA Headquarters as the military analyst for the DNI Middle East Task Force and as the Syria Country Director for the Office of Secretary of Defense Policy (OSDP). He was recognized with Joint Civilian Commendation/Achievement Medals, the NATO Medal(x3), the Secretary of Defense GWOT Medal, DoD Expeditionary Award and the OSD Excellence Award.

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