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Arab leaders head to Bahrain for Gaza-focused summit
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoArab leaders are gathering Thursday in Bahrain for a summit dominated by the Israel-Hamas war which has been raging in the Gaza Strip without a ceasefire...
Rafah is Biden’s ‘red line’ moment. Don’t botch it.
The Hill· 2 days agoBack in August 2013, in the midst of the Syrian civil war, Syrian President Bashar Assad unleashed a horrid chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians,...
Syria: Iranian Defiance
Strategy Page· 5 days agoFor Russia, it is to maintain its two bases their and that is only possible if the Assad government (which granted the use of an airbase and port facilities) survives. Iran ...
Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoMore than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment ...
Turkey says it killed 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Syria
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoTurkish forces have killed 17 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) across various regions of northern Iraq and northern Syria, the defence ministry said ...
Russia's Shoigu: Political survivor blamed for Ukraine setbacks
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in...
Patrick Lawrence, Salon
The Raw Story· 3 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 ...
The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 days agoThe United States backed Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War (even though Baghdad had started the conflict), and then-U.S. President George W. Bush...
Turkey: Playing All Sides And Losing
Strategy Page· 5 days agoAugust 24, 2022: Syria continues to be a major problem for Turkey while increased trade with Russia has provided a needed economic boost. Turkish relationships with Russia ...
Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Makhloufs, who are some of the richest and most powerful men in Syria, were sanctioned by the...
