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The US needs a coherent Syria strategy more than ever
For two years, the regime of Bashar al-Assad has appeared to have the upper hand in Syria's grinding civil war, thanks to the heavy intervention of Iranian-sponsored militias and criminal tactics such...
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Former CIA chief: We totally dropped the ball on al Qaeda's rebound
A former CIA chief has admitted in a new tell-all book that the intelligence organization badly misjudged Qaeda's rebound during the Arab Spring, Greg Miller of The Washington Post reports. In "The...
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Competition with ISIS is transforming Al Qaeda
When al-Qaida overran the Yemeni port city of Mukalla last month, the group's commanders immediately struck a deal to share power with the area's tribesmen. No jihadi banners were raised. Al-Qaida even...
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This is what it's like to have the Assad regime's 'barrel bombs' dropped on...
Human rights group Amnesty International (AI) released a scathing report Monday describing alleged crimes against humanity in Aleppo, which was once the largest city in war-torn Syria.AI has concluded...
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Assad admits that he's losing in key parts of Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad acknowledged on Wednesday what he said were recent "setbacks" in the war against rebels trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops entangled in...
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Hezbollah leader: We will collapse if Assad loses in Syria
JERUSALEM—Sounding an uncharacteristic note of pessimism, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that if the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad falls, then Hezbollah will fall too, according to...
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Yemen wants international help to 'save the country'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Yemen urged the international community "to quickly intervene by land forces to save" the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz, according to a letter sent to...
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How ISIS turned revolutionary Syrians into Assad supporters
It was November 2011, at the beginning of the Syrian revolution, when Madame Hind sat with her son on their balcony in Deraa, enjoying the first moment of calm in two weeks since President Bashar...
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Turkey and Saudi Arabia are officially collaborating to bring down Assad in...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Casting aside U.S. concerns about aiding extremist groups, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have converged on an aggressive new strategy to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad.The two...
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A Syrian Mi-17 kill mark appears on a Turkish jet during a NATO exercise
A Turkish Air Force F-16C attending the Nato Tiger Meet in Konya is sporting the kill marking “earned” after shooting down a Syrian Mi-17.On September 16, 2013, a Syrian Arab Air Force Mi-17 Hip...
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Syria's government has been 'lying about what they did with sarin' nerve gas...
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog,...
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The head of Syrian intelligence was just accused of plotting a coup against...
Syria’s intelligence chief has been placed under house arrest on suspicion of plotting a coup against President Bashar Assad, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported Monday, citing Arab media...
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Iran is reportedly coercing Afghan illegal immigrants to fight in Syria so...
Syria's Assad regime is facing a serious crisis. It's suffering fresh losses to a rejuvenated rebel coalition, and is steadily running short on both soldiers and public support, even in the areas it...
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey are getting serious about Syria — and that...
On the eve of a meeting between Arab leaders and President Obama to discuss Middle East security, developments in Syria could bolster the opposition's campaign to topple the regime there.Driving the...
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White House concerned about chemical weapons allegations against Syria
The White House on Wednesday said it is concerned that international inspectors have received "credible allegations" that chemical weapons are still being used in Syria.The government of Bashar...
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ISIS is less than a mile away from an ancient Syrian city's gates
The Islamic State group battled forces loyal to President Bashar Assad on Thursday night in Syria just steps away from one of the country's most ancient cities still standing. The world heritage site...
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ISIS just released a new audio message that they say is from reportedly...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months.The audio message posted on militant...
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These two photos show the disturbing change in a child’s face before and...
Photographer Bassam Khabieh was recently in Damascus, Syria, to document the relief efforts of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.When he arrived, the atmosphere around the relief convoy was one of joy and...
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'ISIS IS A STATE-BREAKER' — Here's the Islamic State's strategy for the rest...
The Institute for the Study of War will release a major report on Monday, May 18, on the ground war against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The author, ISW’s Research Director, Jessica...
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Don't be fooled: ISIS isn't losing
Despite recent analysis suggesting that the Islamic State is losing, the terror group is far from being beaten back.Without anti-ISIS forces developing a clear long-term strategy for the volatile...
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