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How the Pentagon Nickel-and-Dimed Its Way Into Losing a DroneWednesday’s downing of a U.S. drone by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard exposes a weakness in U.S. operations. The United States has some of the world’s most sophisticated drones fo...
By Paul Scharre
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Katyusha rocket hits second US Iraqi base as Trump calls Iran 'nation of terror'
A Katyusha rocket was fired at a US-Iraqi training base in the city of Mosul late on Tuesday, in the second such attack in almost 24 hours. About 11.15pm, the rocket was fire...
By Nicholas Heras
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Congress expands Pentagon aid in Syria to cover Islamic State prisoners
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Congress wants to give the Pentagon more freedom to help US-backed forces in Syria detain Islamic State fighters in the war-torn country. The Senate version of the National De...
By Nicholas Heras
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10 killed in northeast Syrian wildfires: Monitor
At least 10 people have been killed in Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria since Thursday while trying to extinguish mass wildfires that have recently spread across thousands o...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Goal for Now Is Not Diplomacy With Iran, But Avoiding War
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So, is America going to war? For the first time in over 15 years, perhaps, that’s a very sensible question. The answer is: likely not. At least not in the Middle East. Ships...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Drumbeat of Iran war grows louder as Trump ratchets up pressure
The drumbeat of war between the United States and Iran grew louder on Friday as President Donald Trump flatly rejected Tehran’s insistence that it had nothing to do with a pai...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Kurds say White Helmets not welcome to help fight fires in northeast Syria
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The White Helmets rescue organization has offered to help with firefighting efforts in northeast Syria where thousands of acres of farmland have been recently destroyed, but S...
By Nicholas Heras
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As Oil Tankers Burn in Gulf, Investors Focus on Trade War
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For bulls and bears with long memories, the oil market may seem a lot like 1991. Nearly three decades ago, U.S. forces had just launched the “Desert Storm” operation to liber...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The 2020 Democrats Want to Reenter the Iran Deal. That May Not Be Possible.
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It’s Jan. 21, 2021. Still a little bleary-eyed from inauguration festivities, President Pete Buttigieg sits down at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and, with steely deter...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Abdel-Basset al-Sarout: Controversial singer of Syria's war
The Aisha mosque in Idlib's al-Dana town on Sunday resonated with the words of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout, a Syrian footballer turned revolutionary song-writer and rebel, as gun-t...
By Nicholas Heras
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In Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and regime battle for wheat
Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his en...
By Nicholas Heras
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump's attacks on Iran complicate trade war with ChinaThe Trump administration has abandoned Obama-era engagement of both China and Iran in favor of pressure and confrontation. This has pushed Beijing and Tehran closer together, ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq — and ISIS claims responsibility
This was supposed to be the year the farmers of eastern Syria and Iraq bounced back. For the first time in a decade, neither war nor drought had intervened to deter what promi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Assad regime detains thousands of Syrians in crackdown on recaptured areas
Thousands of Syrians have been arbitrarily arrested over the past year, according to rights groups, as Bashar al-Assad’s government looks to reassert control in areas of the c...
By Nicholas Heras
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American Women, Children Tied to IS Headed Home
Two American women accused of joining with the Islamic State terror group, along with their children, are heading back to the United States. Kamal Akif, a spokesman for the Ku...
By Nicholas Heras
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Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan
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Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace plan isn’t even out yet, but there are already intensifying calls to scrap the rollout — including from some Trump allies. Prominent conserva...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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SDF maintains anti-oil smuggling campaign against Syrian government
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched a campaign this week to prevent smuggling from areas under SDF control in Deir al-Zor to the Syrian regime by way of...
By Nicholas Heras
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Twin explosions hit Syrian city of Raqqa; kill, injure dozens
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when separate explosions rocked the Syrian city of Raqqa, an incident which underlines the continued threat of Islamic State sleeper...
By Nicholas Heras
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Israel’s political crisis adds to the farce of Trump’s Mideast project
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White House adviser Jared Kushner's fledgling skills in diplomacy may now pale in comparison to his unintended sense of comedic timing. President Trump’s son-in-law landed in ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. Political Affairs: Whither the Peace Process?
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As any cook learns on his first day of culinary school, it is not safe to defrost a dish and then store it back in the icebox. Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt worked for mo...
By Ilan Goldenberg
