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Kerry didn't gaffe — the US never really wanted Assad gone in Syria
On the fourth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, Secretary of State John Kerry reminded everyone—in case anyone still harbored doubts—that the Obama administration had no intention of removing Syria’s...
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The world's 15 worst war zones
Sadly, with fighting and wars raging across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, death tolls are on the rise in conflict zones around the globe. The past year has been one of the worst in...
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A group of British medical students reportedly disappeared to Syria to join ISIS
Istanbul (AFP) - A group of British medical students of Sudanese origin who went missing after travelling to Turkey are feared to have crossed into Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group as...
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CIA Director John Brennan: 'I wouldn't consider Iran an ally' in the fight...
Iran-backed militias are playing a significant role in beating back the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but the country isn't an ally to the US in the fight, CIA Director John Brennan said on...
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Iran is trying to build an empire, and it could end in disaster
BEIRUT (Reuters) - With Iran moving closer to a deal with world powers to constrain its nuclear program in return for an end to sanctions, Arab analysts and leaders are focused more on how Tehran is...
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ISIS is waging a campaign against Mother's Day cakes in a town in Syria
BEIRUT – ISIS went on a campaign against Mother’s Day cakes in eastern Syria’s Al-Mayadeen, where the group has faced violent resistance for its arbitrary policies. “ISIS members roamed Al-Mayadeen’s...
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Since January, ISIS has reportedly recruited hundreds of children it calls...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate" military training and hardline indoctrination, a...
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Al Qaeda in Syria is on the rise
The Nusra Front, Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, is consolidating power in territory stretching from the Turkish border to central and southern Syria, crushing moderate opponents and forcibly converting...
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Here's how ISIS still has access to the global financial system
Sometimes described as the world's richest terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS or ISIL) has famously raised tremendous amounts of money through oil smuggling, extensive...
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War in the Middle East is pushing vital water plants 'close to the breaking...
Fighters are increasingly targeting water and sanitation facilities across the Middle East, exacerbating severe shortages for agriculture and households, the International Committee of the Red Cross...
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Chemical weapons body to investigate allegations of chlorine gas attacks in...
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The global chemical weapons watchdog will investigate allegations of chlorine gas attacks in Syrian villages that killed six and wounded dozens this month, a source told Reuters...
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Assad tells Russian newspaper: 'There is a connection between the Syrian...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own...
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An al Qaeda affiliate was filmed using an American-made missile system in Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has released another video showing its fighters using American-made TOW missiles. As The Long War Journalreported earlier this week, Al Nusrah...
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US fighter jets dropped gory cartoon leaflets over ISIS's 'capital' in Syria
On Mar. 26, a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet deployed in the Gulf region conducted an unusual mission, dropping some 60,000 leaflets over Raqqa region, the ISIS stronghold and de-facto capital in...
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One diagram to explain who’s friends with whom in the Middle East
Confused about what’s happening in the Middle East? No need to worry—our research team at the Institute of Internet Diagrams has come up with the ultimate explainer in the shape of an interactive...
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Arab leaders just announced the creation of a unified military force
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt announced the formation of a unified military force to counter growing security threats from Yemen to Libya, and as regional...
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Assad: Russia is supplying weapons to Syria under contracts finalized since...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as under earlier deals, President Bashar al-Assad said.Assad's...
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Here's the 'ugly scenario' that's about to happen if Greece doesn't get a...
Greece's bailout talks aren't going very well.Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed Greece's parliament late on Monday, but he gave little new indication on a deal. Greece tentatively agreed back in...
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ISIS may be on the verge of crumbling in Syria
For Syrians under Islamic State (ISIS) rule, the jihadist group is an incidental disease, not an authentic part of the society in which it has appeared, and the peak of its growth bears the seeds of...
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Here's where the world's 'rogue regimes' sent weapons in 2014
Several countries have managed to build massive arsenals despite being under various forms of international sanction. China has anti-satellite weapons, advanced fighter jets, and ballistic missiles,...
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