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Armed Syrian Kurdish women stand guard over precious wheatfields
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHolding a weapon in one hand and fixing her scarf with the other, Yasmine Youssef patrols one of...
The U.S. Needs a New Purpose in the Middle East
Foreign Policy Magazine· 4 days agoWhen we arrived at the gates of Iraq’s Bardarash refugee camp in December 2019, the emotional pain of the scene leveled me: Cold, wind-swept rain fell as...
Iraq: Threats and Annoyances
Strategy Page· 7 days agoSeptember 15, 2023: Iran continues to be the main threat for neighboring Iraq. For example, Iranians are largely members of the Shia branch of Islam. Only about ten percent of Moslems are Shia ...
Syria: Changing The Rules
Strategy Page· 1 day agoApril 18, 2018: The Syrian government considers the loss of their chemical weapons facilities a minor setback. Russia or Iran will pay to have the facilities replaced. Meanwhile the April 7 ...
Syria: Deals To Be Made
Strategy Page· 5 days agoMay 18, 2022: Since 2018 the Assad government has regained control over about 80 percent of 2011 Syria. The exceptions are most of Idlib province in the northwest and the Kurdish controlled ...
Iraq: Rage Against The Machines
Strategy Page· 6 hours agoNovember 23, 2021: The November 7 attack on the prime minister and its aftermath did not work out to Iran’s advantage. The attack caused some material damage and wounded a few security personnel ...
Counter-Terrorism: Industrial Decapitation In Action
Strategy Page· 20 hours agoJanuary 22, 2018: To those familiar with Arab military history the discovery of so many ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) weapon and ammunition manufacturing operations in Mosul and ...
Israel: Unnatural Acts
Strategy Page· 2 days agoMarch 2, 2021: Recent Israeli airstrikes near Damascus (the Syrian capital) were apparently retaliation for the attack on an Israeli-owned ship in the Persian Gulf two days earlier. In the aftermath ...
Syria: Disintegration
Strategy Page· 3 days agoJune 13, 2023: There continues to be less fighting in Syria despite the continued presence of numerous mutually antagonistic groups in many parts of the country. Most of the dead continue to ...
