Beyond the Towers

In September 2001, mass murder in New York and Washington propels the United States and its allies into an unwinnable 20 year war in Afghanistan.

The United States invades Iraq seeking to remake the Middle East, but overthrowing the Saddam Hussein regime creates chaos

In 2014, Islamic extremists parading black flags swept across northern Syria and Iraq smashing the Iraqi Army before declaring a Caliphate across a vast area.

In response to 9/11, the US-led invasion of Iraq strengthens Iran’s influence across the Middle East and sharpens its rivalry with Saudi Arabia throughout a long and bloody proxy war in Yemen.