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Iraq: Rotten At The Top
Strategy Page· 3 days agoIt’s been hard times for Quds since January 2020, when an American airstrike killed the most successful Quds force commander, Qassem Soleimani along with the commander of ...
Iraq: Radical Ideas Rattle Politicians
Strategy Page· 6 days agoSeptember 25, 2018: Iraq has a rapidly growing population. A growing portion of the population has no memory of life under Saddam (where demonstrations or any dissent was forbidden) but do take ...
Iran: Sacrificing Hamas
Strategy Page· 1 day agoOctober 10, 2023: The Hamas attack on Israel meant the end of one of Iran’s major paramilitary assets. The Israeli military is one of the best in the world and did not expect Hamas to self-destruct ...
Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds...
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
Stamford Advocate· 2 days agoThousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to...
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
New York Times· 7 days agoThe public on Monday got its first view of a C.I.A. “black site,” including a windowless,...
Syria: Iran Gets No Respect
Strategy Page· 6 days agoSeptember 4, 2018: Russia has moved 25 warships to the Syrian coast, apparently in support of the Syrian offensive against Idlib, the last rebel held province. The naval force
A War Correspondent’s Inner Struggle | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly· 1 day agoAs we were putting on our flak jackets, our bureau chief called to inform us that bullets were...
Peacekeeping: Ignoring This Problem Makes It Much Worse
Strategy Page· 6 days agoJune 19, 2019: In northeast Syria the U.S. backed SDF (Kurdish led Syrian Defense Forces rebels) have a growing problem with ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) wives (and their children ...
Is an Iran Upset in the Making?
The Nation· 6 days agoForty-five years into its existence and after 13 presidential elections, the Islamic Republic of Iran is suddenly facing its 14th, following the death of...