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State Department officials are 'baffled' by John Kerry's latest comments that...
The State Department is reportedly trying to walk back comments that Secretary of State John Kerry made about Syria during an appearance in Aspen, Colorado, last month.When asked about the US's...
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Turkey is undergoing a 'seismic foreign policy shift' — and it could have...
In the past month, Turkey has moved to normalize relations with Israel, Russia, and now — according to comments made by Turkey's new prime minister, as well as a Foreign Policy report published...
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Assad: Putin 'never said a single word regarding' a political transition in...
(Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has never talked to him about leaving power, despite pressure from...
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US intelligence official: 'It isn't clear' why Kerry thinks US and Russia can...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow on Thursday to again seek closer Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, but he faces strong opposition...
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ISIS claims that its fighters have downed a Syrian jet
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters brought down a Syrian jet near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Thursday, a monitoring group and an agency linked to the radical militant group said.Amaq...
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Syria is a catastrophe and on the verge of genocide — and the world needs to...
In Syria, in the sixth year of the insurgence against dictator Assad, a new mass murder is imminent that could dwarf even all previous horrors in the country – and the world remains silent.The...
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There's a big loophole in the US' newest military pact with Russia in Syria —...
The US will share intelligence with Russian officials about Al Qaeda in Syria if Russian warplanes refrain from launching airstrikes outside certain "designated areas," according to the preliminary...
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Nice is known as a tourist destination — but it's also a hotbed for French...
PARIS (Reuters) - Best known as a Riviera tourist destination, Nice has been struggling to get a grip on its less prized distinction as France's prime recruiting ground for would-be jihadis.France's...
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Syria watches as Turkey erupts under an apparent military coup
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of cheering people took to the streets of Damascus early on Saturday and celebratory gunfire erupted after Turkey's army said it seized power from President Tayyip Erdogan,...
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These are STRATFOR's disconcerting predictions for the third-quarter of 2016
The Brexit referendum, and the fallout from it, will be among the most heavily scrutinized themes of the next quarter. And though it may have been the most visible confirmation of the European Union's...
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Iran gets first missile shipment for S-300 system
Iran has received the first batch of missiles for the S-300 missile defense system, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.The news agency said the missiles indicate that Moscow is supplying...
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This map shows what different countries view as the greatest threat to the world
Different cultures span the globe, and with that, various societal sentiments, such as fear, are also differentiated.In order to determine what these fears are, a survey was conducted by the World...
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Suspected US coalition airstrikes kill 56 civilians in ISIS-held Syrian city
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 56 civilians were killed on Tuesday in air strikes north of the besieged Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey, a monitoring group...
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This 1973 war is why the Air Force thinks the A-10 can't survive in modern...
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israeli military successfully beat back a two-front invasion by Syria and Egypt. The war lasted only a few weeks, but its implications for air combat continue to...
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Army General: More US troops likely to be sent to Iraq
The US will likely commit more troops to Iraq to bolster local forces against “specific objectives” in the campaign to retake the last ISIS main stronghold at Mosul, Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander...
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Why Turkey might pursue a partnership with Al Qaeda
The failed coup attempt by elements of the Turkish Armed Forces on July 15 will enable President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to establish himself as an authoritarian ruler in Turkey.His priorities in the next...
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Watch these Russian airstrikes flatten 2 ISIS command centers in Syria
After their recent string of terrorist attacks, ISIS is starting to feel the pressure from a global response. One of these nations in particular is revamping its assault on the shrinking terrorist...
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The CIA director reveals the 'most complex, complicated issue' he's ever...
During a discussion at the Brookings Institution last week on identifying emerging security threats, CIA Director John Brennan said the bedlam in Syria has become one of the most intricate issues the...
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It looks like Russia purposefully bombed a base used by the US to force...
Russian warplanes bombed a garrison used by US and British forces in Syria twice last month, despite being warned by a US surveillance aircraft flying nearby that the base was not occupied or being...
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John Kerry's latest plan for closer US-Russian cooperation in Syria is...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skeptics in the U.S. government, European allies in the anti-Islamic State coalition and the main Syrian opposition, distrustful of Russia's intentions, are questioning Secretary...
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