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ISIS has changed the looting game
ISIS’ takeover of the Syrian city of Palmyra, an ancient oasis and UNESCO world heritage site, has archeologists and national security experts holding their breath over the fate of the city’s ancient...
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The Obama administration's ISIS strategy faces a crippling contradiction
The complicated web of open and tacit alliances in the Middle East has created a contradiction within the US strategy to combat the Islamic State terrorist group.The official Twitter account of the US...
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ISIS is playing a deadly game of chess with Saudi Arabia
Over the past two weeks, the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) has claimed two attacks on Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia's Shiite-majority Eastern Province, one in Dammam and the other in Qatif.While the...
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Israeli defense minister: Iranian nuclear agreement is 'a very bad one'
In an interview at his Tel Aviv office last week with The Post's, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon discussed his concerns about the U.S.-led Iran nuclear deal, said Bahrain may be the next target...
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The US has a huge problem on its hands if it really killed 10,000 ISIS fighters
US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said "more than 10,000" Islamic State fighters and commanders have been killed since the air campaign in Iraq began in August and subsequently in Syria...
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The startlingly simple reason Obama ignores Syria
While the US embassy in Syria accuses Syrian President Bashar Assad of acting as an air force for the Islamic State, the Obama administration does not seem to be concerning itself with the Syrian...
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The Saudi state faces a pivotal moment
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia's minority Shi'ite community last month, the government quickly pledged...
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The US is 'probably losing' in the campaign against ISIS
When asked if the US-led coalition against ISIS was winning or losing, retired four-star General David Petraeus told CBS News, "These are fights where if you're not winning, you're probably losing,...
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Iran and ISIS 'both approach Iraq and Syria in the same way'
Iran and the Islamic State terror group are acting "in parallel" in Iraq and Syria, according to new analysis from The Soufan Group.A campaign of air strikes carried out by a US-led coalition hasn't...
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Why Assad's air force is now a force multiplier for ISIS
The Islamic State terror group is pushing toward Aleppo in Syria. And the jihadists are seemingly aided by air strikes from the regime of dictator Bashar Assad.This might seem counterintuitive since...
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The US, Iran, and Russia have serious choices to make about Syria
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria is facing what U.S. experts say is the most intense pressure since the early days of the four-year conflict. This new squeeze poses some stark choices...
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We're starting to see how the Iran deal could directly affect war in the...
The Assad regime is receiving a new credit line from Iran worth about $1 billion — a sign of support that will likely increase after a nuclear deal is reached and anti-Iranian sanctions are lifted.Iran...
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ISIS is turning US Humvees into Iraq's worst nightmare
More than two-thirds of the Humvees the US supplied to Iraq to fight terrorists have ended up in the hands of Islamic State militants.And the Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, and Daesh), has not wasted...
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ISIS is reportedly using chlorine as a weapon
PERTH (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have used chlorine as a weapon and are recruiting highly trained technicians in a serious bid to develop chemical weapons, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie...
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Why ISIS is here to stay
Just a few months ago, analysts and policy-makers were certain that the defeat of Islamic State (IS) forces was simply a matter of time.Coalition airstrikes would degrade the group's capabilities and...
View ArticleSyrian rebels say they want to be 'free' like Caitlyn Jenner
A new photo being shared by Syrian activists on social media Saturday shows men identified as rebel fighters in the city of Kafranbel with a banner linking their cause to Caitlyn Jenner coming out as a...
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Obama’s aloof approach to Syria has had catastrophic consequences
In a wild tactical shift, Bashar al-Assad’s air force is reportedly conducting raids in support of ISIS.As the Islamic State’s forces advance on the anti-Assad rebel-held city of Aleppo, the New York...
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Al Qaeda is becoming an even more important part of the Syrian rebellion
In the press coverage of the civil wars in Iraq and Syria lately the so-called Islamic State has been getting most of the attention. For good reason.Last month IS defeated the Iraqi government in the...
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Iraq is raising a new army to defend its oil from ISIS
Iraq is committing 27,000 security personnel to protecting its oil and energy industry from the advance of Islamic State (also known as ISIS).The Telegraph reports that Iraq's oil minister Adel Abdel...
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Syrians explain why business is booming under ISIS
The Syrian businessman was enjoying a much needed holiday in Turkey when the phone call came from the tax inspector of the Islamic State.His business partner in Raqqa had been arrested, the inspector...
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