Oubai Shahbandar

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Oubai Shahbandar is a fellow in New America’s International Security program. He is a former defense intelligence officer and Department of Defense foreign affairs specialist with over a decade of experience. He has operated throughout multiple war zones in the middle east and south Asia and continues to travel extensively throughout the region.
An in-depth look, as someone who has spent time on the ground in Iraq and Syria with U.S. troops, local tribal militias, and rebel forces since 2005.