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How the Iraq war unleashed jihad and the rise of Isis
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoOn 18 March 2003 the UN team searching for Saddam Hussein’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction” were...
Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished'
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA year after President George W. Bush launched the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, four U.S....
Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA prominent Sunni cleric who directed unprecedented criticism at Iran's supreme leader over a bloody...
Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Adel Amer celebrated what he thought marked the end of two decades of war and isolation under...
In the Conflict Between the West and Authoritarian Foes, Islamic State Sees All Sides as Targets
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoMIDDLE EAST NEWS DUBAI—The U.S. and its liberal democratic allies may be facing off with...
Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Bashar al-Assad always saw time as an ally in Syria's civil war, alongside the Russian and Iranian firepower he turned on his foes, sources...
What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in...
Iran’s Nuclear Calculus Has Now Become More Dangerous
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoSupreme Leader Khamenei must wonder if the Islamic Republic’s situation would be better if it had...