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US Secretary of Defense warns Turkey against attacking Syria, but Erdogan repeats his threat
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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warned Turkey on Tuesday against any cross-border attack into northeastern Syria. Esper spoke to journalists traveling with him from New Zea...
By Nicholas Heras
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How likely are the Turks to attack northeast Syria?
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After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon". Why would Turkey lead such a cro...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syrian Kurds warn of Turkish attack despite US mediation
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A top Kurdish political official in northeast Syria Monday warned neighbouring Turkey would attack at the first chance it got, despite US efforts to prevent a cross-border inc...
By Nicholas Heras
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US officials try to prevent Turkish military operation against Kurdish allies in Syria
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US military officials have arrived in Ankara for meetings aimed at preventing Turkey from carrying out an offensive against Washington’s Kurdish allies in northern Syria. The...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect
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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, accompanied by a White House team including Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and State Department o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria's Idlib caught between hell and a hard place
A three-month aerial bombardment campaign by Syrian regime forces and Russia, combined with a ground assault on the last jihadi stronghold, is largely deadlocked, leaving thou...
By Nicholas Heras
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'Slow war of attrition' on Syria's Idlib frontline
For three months Damascus and its ally Russia have been pummelling hospitals, markets and schools in Idlib unleashing a deadly, ferocious campaign aimed at retaking Syria's la...
By Nicholas Heras
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
U.S. and U.K. divide increases on IranBritain’s refusal to go along with the Trump administration’s fiery approach to recent Iranian aggression has experts and lawmakers concerned about the state of the “special r...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Libya’s Haftar might seek deescalation with Turkey
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The proxy conflict in Libya appears to have been heating up with Libyan National Army (LNA) General Khalifa Haftar making threats against Turkey, which backs his Government of...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-led coalition carries out patrols in Syria amid Turkish invasion threats
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The US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State is carrying out patrols along the Syrian border between Tal Abyad and Serekaniye amid Turkish threats to invade over its southe...
By Nicholas Heras
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Donald Trump vetoes resolutions prohibiting defence sales to Saudi and UAE
US President Donald Trump issued three vetoes on Wednesday overriding Congress decisions and allowing arms and defence sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The White House anno...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Maximum Pressure on Iran Unsettles Syria's Kurds
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Hawkish factions in Washington tout the Syrian Kurdish forces as a way to block Iran from regaining the “land bridge” through the Middle East that it once had through its alli...
By Nicholas Heras
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UK warships to escort British-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz
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UK warships will accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in a change of policy after the government earlier said it did not have the resources to pr...
By Nicholas Heras
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Britain’s Power Play in the Persian GulfIn calling this week for a European naval coalition to provide security for commercial ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom is seeking to both uphold the ne...
By Jim Townsend
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Top US commander visits SDF leadership in Syria amid Turkish threats
A top US commander on Monday met with Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazlum Abdi to discuss developments in northeast Syria. Mustafa Bali, the head o...
By Nicholas Heras
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The US has a risky new plan to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks
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The Trump administration is planning to send US Navy ships to help escort oil tankers in the Gulf in order to protect them from possible Iranian aggression. But some experts w...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Turkey receives first Russian missile delivery, risking US ire
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Turkey received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system on Friday in a move expected to raise tensions with the United States, which has repeatedly warned aga...
By Nicholas Heras
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and GoogleIt is the size of a small suitcase and can be placed discreetly in the back of a car. When the device is powered up, it begins secretly monitoring hundreds of cellphones in th...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Move over, Bahrain? Iraq signals interest in better ties with Israel
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That Israel and the Sunni-Arab Gulf states cooperate closely is the Middle East’s worst-kept secret. Despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations, everybody knows Jerusa...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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'Nuclear Clock is Ticking... Very Slowly, and on Purpose' - Iran Expert
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The crumbling nuclear agreement lost yet another cornerstone this Monday, with the Iranian announcement that it is expediting uranium enrichment – above the level that was set...
By Ilan Goldenberg
