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To counter Iran, military may be forced into open-ended deployment, study says
Tensions between Iran and the United States could force the U.S. military to keep up a costly deployment of troops and hardware in the Middle East for years to come to protect...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Kaleigh Thomas & Jessica Schwed
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Pentagon: President Trump's order to withdraw troops from Syria allows ISIS to rebuild
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President Donald Trump's order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria in October provided the Islamic State an opening to rebuild itself, giving the terrorist group "time and spac...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces Dimmer Prospects Than Ever
The prospects for a Trump administration plan to strike a Middle East peace deal have been receding for months, thanks to a protracted political stalemate in Israel and the re...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Crushes Palestinian Hopes Again
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Monday that the United States no longer considers civilian Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands a violation of international law. T...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Turkish military in for the long haul in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey launched its longest continuous military operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan this year. Operation Claw began last May, is presently ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russians enter US air base near Kobani after US forces left: SDF official
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US-led Coalition forces on Thursday finalized their withdrawal from the Kobani region, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official told Kurdistan 24, as Russian forces entered t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkish media paints White House visit as Erdoğan triumph over Trump
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Turkish media are seizing on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments that President Trump had “no reaction” to his returning the American leader’s notorious letter to him, s...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
As Trump administration officials try to convince allies that the United States remains committed to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria they are facing a significant...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump hails 'long friendship' with Erdogan as US Congress increases pressure for sanctions
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TurkIsh President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a different welcome to that on his last visit to Washington, with protests outside the White House and tough questions ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria moves further into Iran’s orbit with new deal
With Iran’s signing of a preliminary agreement to work with the Syrian government to reconstruct the country’s war-damaged electrical power grid, Moscow’s and Tehran’s often c...
By Nicholas Heras
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CNAS and Defense One Partner for Year-Long Editorial Series: "The American Readiness Project"With original reporting, research, and a body of expert commentary, the American Readiness Project will chronicle the nation’s desire, willingness, and capability for the U.S....
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Iran to begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges
Iran has announced it will take the next step in its stage-by-stage move away from its landmark nuclear deal by injecting gas into 1,044 centrifuges at its Fordow fuel enrichm...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S.-Led Coalition Blocks Russia in Syria While Allowing Turkey to Terrorize the Kurds
The Trump administration is using firepower to block Iran and Russia from coming up from the south while ignoring the pleas of the Kurds to stop a Turkish invasion from the no...
By Nicholas Heras
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Thousands of civilians flee Turkish attacks despite ceasefire deal
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Heavy attacks on Wednesday by Turkish-backed groups near Dirbasiya and Til Tamr displaced thousands of civilians despite the Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreed to last week. “T...
By Nicholas Heras
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US secrecy on Baghdadi raid exposes distrust of NATO ally Turkey
Islamic State (IS) group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was found and killed over the weekend in northern Syria just a few miles from the Turkish border in a US raid that evaded t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Comments on Seizing Syria Oil Reinforces Anti-American Sentiment, Experts Warn
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While U.S. President Donald Trump this week reiterated his administration's intention to keep some American troops in Syria to control the country's eastern oilfields, experts...
By Nicholas Heras
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As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil
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When the international manhunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, zoomed in on a village in northwestern Syria, the United States turned to its local a...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump, Pentagon Diverge on Need to Control Syrian Oil Fields
Pentagon leaders and President Donald Trump diverged Monday on the rationale behind keeping U.S. forces in northeastern Syria, with the president renewing his insistence that ...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS Leader Killed on Turkey’s Doorstep
President Donald Trump broke up three weeks of dismal news about Syria with cause for celebration in both America and the Middle East. ISIS (Islamic State) leader Abu Bakr al-...
By Nicholas Heras
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Protecting oil: Trump's latest Syria strategy under question
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After abruptly pulling US troops who protected Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump has identified protecting oil as the new goal in Syria. But experts question if the new...
By Nicholas Heras
