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Russian troops could be deployed to Afghanistan's borders as the US leaves
The leaders of ex-Soviet states, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin, responded to growing instability in Afghanistan on Friday by agreeing to create a joint task force to defend their bloc's...
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This German rifle is taking a bite out of ISIS in Kurdish hands
The G36 could easily be pictured in the hands of a police commando resembling a stormtrooper who’s escorting Snake Pliskin to some wall of a prison island that was once a chunk of the United...
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Iran's military mastermind is reportedly in Syria's largest city
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani has reportedly toured regime frontlines in Aleppo amid reports his country’s troops were deploying for a major campaign...
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Putin's intervention in Syria isn't a 'game-changer'
It’s remarkable that many have reacted to the Russian military intervention in Syria as if it were preordained that it would decisively change the dynamics of conflict there.The European foreign...
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PHOTO: An Orthodox priest blesses Russian missiles for airstrikes in Syria
As Russia continues to deepen its military involvement in Syria, the conflict has increasingly taken on religious dimensions. In the above photo, an Orthodox priest blesses Russian missiles intended...
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Senior al-Qaida commander killed in an airstrike in Syria
An airstrike has killed a top al-Qaida commander and two other fighters in Syria, activists said Saturday, but it was not immediately clear whether it was carried out by the U.S.-led coalition or...
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Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a...
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Here's one surprising reason Russia might not want to pick a fight with US...
The skies over Syria are dangerously crowded these days with the US, Russia, and the Assad regime all bombing various actors on vaguely opposite sides of the country's multi-dimensional conflict.In...
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Twelve migrants including children drown off Turkish coast - coastguard
Twelve migrants thought to be from Syria and Afghanistan, including four children and a baby, drowned off the coast of Turkey as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish coastguard...
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These 5 facts explain the worrying rise of Europe’s far-right
Economic instability, populist politicians and a refugee wave is changing the face of politics in EuropeAnother round of elections, another push from increasingly vocal nationalists. Austria’s...
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Take a look at where Russia has bombed in Syria so far
The Syrian regime conducted multiple small-scale ground offensives with Russian air support across six Syrian provinces over the past 10 days, demonstrating a shift in regime campaign design that...
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Cuba denies it sent troops to Syria
The Cuban government on Saturday denied what it called an "irresponsible and unfounded" report that it had sent troops to Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Foreign ministry official...
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These are STRATFOR's disconcerting predictions for the end of 2015
As we move into the final months of the year, credibility is on the line in many parts of the globe.The United States knew its credibility with Middle Eastern allies would be at stake as Washington...
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Airstrikes haven't stopped ISIS' oil industry
Despite airstrikes and heavy bombardments from western militaries, led by the United States, as well as attacks from various Middle Eastern countries, the Islamic State continues to demonstrate a...
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Syria 'is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and...
Since the beginning of 2013, the CIA has attempted to train and supply the moderate rebels in the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with enough arms and ammunition to keep the rebellion...
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Syria is a 3-sided disaster
After over four years of fighting, the civil war in Syria is still clearly nowhere near its end.None of the three main power groups—Bashar Assad’s government forces, the Syrian opposition, or the...
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Syrian rebels are gearing up for the Iran- and Russia-led battle for the...
BEIRUT/AMMAN — Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of US-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose President Bashar Assad since a...
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Western diplomat: Russian and Iranian offensive may allow ISIS to 'seize more...
The new offensive by Russia and Iran against the Syrian city of Aleppo may create an opening for Isil terrorists to seize more territory, Western diplomatic sources have warned.In the third week of...
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Here's where Russia is bombing in Syria
The Russian air campaign in Syria continues to bolster the Syrian regime’s fight against the opposition. Russian warplanes provided air support to regime ground offensives against rebels in Aleppo,...
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Moscow says a French jet got too close to a Kremlin politician's flight —...
A French military jet came dangerously close to an aircraft carrying the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament as he flew through French airspace, Russia's foreign ministry said on...
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