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Protests against powerful group persist in Syria's last major rebel stronghold
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoMembers of a powerful insurgent group in Syria 's rebel-held northwest fired into the air and beat...
Syria: Welcome To The Mad Max Zone
Strategy Page· 22 hours agoSyrian army, Iranian mercenaries and Russian forces. The Russians are using a combination of special operations troops, military contractors and Syrian ...
Syria: What Is Left Of Islam In Idlib
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJune 24, 2021: UN foreign aid officials complain that Russia is threatening to block renewal of UN authorization to send foreign aid to northern Syria via Turkey. There are ...
Patrick Lawrence, Salon
The Raw Story· 6 days agoThis article was previously published at Salon. To put the matter plainly: The U.S.–led assault on targets very close to Damascus on Friday came a few hours after international investigators ...
Arab League calls for 'immediate' cease-fire in Gaza, establishment of Palestinian state
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLeaders at the 33rd Arab League summit on Thursday condemned the Israeli offensive in Gaza and...
Armor: Iran Has A Dream
Strategy Page· 4 days agoDecember 16, 2020: In late 2020 Iran announced its army had begun receiving the first of 800 new Karrar tanks. The first Karrar was built in 2017, followed by several more pre-production prototypes ...
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a...
Murphy's Law: Swiss Air Defense Goes 24/7
Strategy Page· 4 days agoFebruary 7, 2021: As of 2021 the Swiss Air Force is to provide 24/7 availability of jet interceptors to deal with any emergency, like a commercial, or any other aircraft, entering Swiss airspace ...
Air Weapons: Bozok The Giant Slayer
Strategy Page· 3 days agoJune 22, 2022: Tubitak SAGE, a Turkish government defense research institute has been trying to compete with Roketsan Corporation by announcing that its Bozok lightweight laser-guided missile ...
Iran: Desperately Seeking Another Grand Intimidator
Strategy Page· 6 days agoFebruary 4, 2021: With a new government in the United States, Iran sees a chance to get sanctions lifted and a return to the 2015 deal that halted Iranian nuclear weapons research in return ...