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Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe incident occurred during IS's siege of the Syrian border town of Kobanî. The three days of...
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< ...
Attrition: Fatal Fun
Strategy Page· 4 hours agoFebruary 12, 2021: Lebanon is the latest country to make a major effort to curb the widespread the practice of firing rifles and pistols into the air during celebrations, especially before New ...
'This Week' Transcript 5-12-24: Sen. Chris Coons & Rep. Michael McCaul
ABC News· 4 days agoA rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, May 12, 2024 on ABC...
Inside Israel’s controversial, often dangerous relationship with Eurovision
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEurovision was never meant to be like this. A festival of frivolity, humour, inclusivity and...
Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can't save lives and can't evacuate
WUNC Chapel Hill· 3 days agoWhen Zain Abu Obeid died on Sunday at the last functioning hospital in Rafah, there was no one to...
The U.S. is used to drawing red lines for adversaries. How does it work for allies?
NPR· 6 days agoMYRE: Yeah. The results, I would say, have been mixed at best. There was an incident back in 2012. President Obama warned the Syrian leader, Bashar Assad, not to use chemical ...
Syria: Strange Brew Smells Like Peace
Strategy Page· 6 days agoIsrael and Russia have been cooperating in Syria for decades but in 2015 that relationship had to be modified. For the first time Russia had substantial combat forces in Syria and at a time ...
Many Iranian Jews in 'Tehrangeles' say their allegiance is to Israel, not Iran
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs pro-Palestinian protesters clash with counter-protesters at U.S. colleges, among the most vocal...
Israel’s other war
Vox· 6 days agoIf not for the ongoing carnage in Gaza, there’s a good chance the spiral of violence between Israel and the Lebanon-based military group Hezbollah would...