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Syria: Allies, Foes, Frenemies and Chimeras
Strategy Page· 7 days agoIran, Russia, Turkey, the United States and Israel are all present in Syria along with the Assad government and a considerable number of Syrian rebel groups ...
Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn early March, ISIS murdered 14 civilians collecting truffles in the area. Landis noted that the ...
Syria: Iran Gets No Respect
Strategy Page· 4 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 ...
Peacekeeping: Ignoring This Problem Makes It Much Worse
Strategy Page· 4 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 ...
The Latest | Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as US envoy tries to calm tensions
WSB Radio· 4 days agoLebanese state media reported multiple Israeli strikes along the border and in an area north of the...
Yemen: Hold Hodeida If You Want To Live
Strategy Page· 4 days agoThe basic problem here is that despite combat losses and defections (of non-Shia allies) the rebels can still put nearly as many fighters on the ground as the government. When the civil war ...
Syria: The Turks Are Adamant And Screwed
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMay 24, 2019: In the northwest (Idlib province), Russian and Syrian warplanes continue attacking Islamic terrorist targets. Turkey objects because these airstrikes violate ...
Israel: Plausible Paranoia And Righteous Retribution
Strategy Page· 5 days agoJune 18, 2019: Iran has, since a religious dictatorship took over in the 1980s, declared itself at war with Israel and the United States. Since 2012 Iran has been a major factor in the
Russia: Elusive Illusions
Strategy Page· 6 days agoAugust 2, 2019: Today the U.S. withdraws from the 1987 INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) treaty. With this deal, the U.S. and Russia (Soviet Union) agreed to ban the production and use ...
Iran: Friends For Sale
Strategy Page· 8 hours agoFebruary 22, 2019: Amidst all the defeats and setbacks Iran is suffering at home and overseas there is one notable victory. Iran was able to persuade the EU (European Union) to assist Iran in ...
