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We now know more about Russian forces in Syria
Since publishing the most recent imagery of the Bassel al Assad air base in Syria on Sept. 20, Stratfor has been working with the imagery analysts at AllSource Analysis to obtain higher-resolution...
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Meet the US military veterans fighting ISIS
ISIS terrorists have taken over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria and attracted thousands of new recruits, but the group has also brought some of its former adversaries back into the fight: American...
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Russia is changing Turkey's calculus in Syria
Russia’s recent deployment of aircraft and military equipment in Syria runs counter to Turkey’s efforts to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The introduction of Russian aircraft and...
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One US option in Syria: Let Putin bleed
Early September brought the news that the Russians were deploying military forces to Bassel al-Assad International Airport near Latakia on the Syrian coast.The Aviationist website recentlyreproduced...
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ISIS makes sure to avoid one apocalyptic prophecy about the Antichrist
ISIS bases much of its recruitment and expansion strategy around the idea that the end times are upon us.The extremist group pushes the idea that the apocalypse is nigh and that Islamic fighters will...
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Dozens of ISIS defectors explained why they left the terror army
Almost 60 Islamic State defectors have spoken out against the caliphate and Western governments should do more to incentivize former fighters to speak out, according to a new report by the...
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Russia is moving into the eastern Mediterranean for naval exercises
As Moscow continues to escalate its military presence in Syria, Russia is also sending a major contingent of ships from its Black Sea Fleet to the eastern Mediterranean for military exercises.The...
View ArticleEurope and the US should welcome Syria's refugees with open arms
Europe and the US should welcome Syria's refugees with open arms.Mass migrations put pressures on host nations, but in the long run many experts say they can make countries stronger.European nations...
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Military officials: US-trained rebels gave equipment to al-Qaeda in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday,...
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These are the attack planes Russia is sending to Syria
Earlier this month, four Russian Su-30M attack planes popped up at the Bassel al Assad air base near the Syrian city of Latakia, intelligence firm STRATFOR reports.The Su-30Ms, which were originally...
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'It's classic Putin': Russia's big move in the Middle East goes beyond Syria
Russian, Syrian, and Iranian military advisers are building a coordination cell in Baghdad in an effort to bolster the Iranian-backed Shia militias fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq, Western...
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UN on the refugee crisis: 'Only when the poor enter the halls of the rich, do...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere,...
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Bashar al-Assad is still the problem
It is easy to forget the crimes of Bashar al-Assad in the ongoing crisis blighting the Middle East.Islamic State’s ascension to the zenith of the global jihadist movement has captured the world’s...
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Putin called the king of Saudi Arabia to discuss the Syrian conflict
Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Saudi Arabia's King Salman about finding a solution to the Syria crisis on Saturday, just two days before he is due to address the UN on the...
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Putin: US support for Syria rebels is illegal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State...
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John Kerry made a gaffe that helps Putin and Assad
US Secretary of State John Kerry said recently that the Islamic State was "the most significant player" driving the refugee crisis in Europe, which goes against expert opinion and helps support the...
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Russia and Iran are declaring victory over the West in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers declared victory on Sunday night after Western leaders who had previously backed Syrian rebels, including David Cameron, said they accepted he would stay in...
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Putin is heading for a showdown with Obama over Syria
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a clash Monday with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new...
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Russia is seizing the initiative in Syria as the US scrambles for answers
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise a new strategy for the war-ravaged country and France sent...
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Putin is ushering in a new era of geopolitics
The deployment of Russian military forces to Syria is a major geostrategic inflection.Its significance goes far beyond the situation in Syria. It may well herald, in fact, a new era in global...
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