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US sees renewed leverage over Assad in Syria
In The News
The Donald Trump administration believes it has leverage over Russia and Iran to bring the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria back to the negotiating table and rekindle the UN-le...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kurdish-backed council rejects Russian fears over Kurdish 'quasi-states'
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The Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) has called on Russia to focus on ending crimes by Turkish-backed groups in Afrin, rather than expressing worries that the Sy...
By Nicholas Heras
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What is stalling the fight against IS in east Syria?
The Islamic State group has fiercely defended its last holdout in eastern Syria against a more than two-month military offensive by a Kurdish-Arab alliance backed by a US-led ...
By Nicholas Heras
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US observation posts in Syria aim to block Turkish attacks on YPG
A US plan to establish military observation posts in Syria near the border with Turkey is designed to prevent Ankara from launching an all-out military assault on positions he...
By Nicholas Heras
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Reports: Turkey-backed Rebels Battle in Afrin
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Clashes in the Syrian town of Afrin are intensifying as Turkish-backed Syrian rebel factions continue fighting each other over influence in the northwestern town. The U.K.-ba...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF says it arrested IS leader responsible for killing Raqqa tribal head
In The News
An official from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced the arrest of an Islamic State (IS) leader he said was responsible for the recent killing of one of ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Four killed in armed attack on Manbij security forces
The media office of the Manbij Internal Security Forces on Tuesday said armed ‘gangs,’ at just past midnight on Tuesday, attacked the al-Shuweiha checkpoint on the outskirts o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey threatens Syria's Kurds: A headache for the US?
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats to crush Syria's Kurds, this time in northeastern areas of the war-torn country where US forces are present. Tu...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kurdish SDF caught between Turkish, US aims in Syria
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The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) finds itself torn between competing war aims of its US allies and Turkish opponents as the SDF declared a pause in the bat...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syrian Kurds says US not pleased with Turkish cross-border shelling
Aldar Xelil, a Diplomatic Relations spokesperson for the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM), says the US is unhappy with Turkey’s cross-border shelling which began on Tuesd...
By Nicholas Heras
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Khashoggi crisis may tip Middle East power balance towards Turkey
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could alter the power dynamic in the Middle East by strengthening Turkey's influence at Saudi Arabia's expense as they compete for lea...
By Nicholas Heras
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Coalition working to ease tensions between Turkey, Syria Kurds
Turkish and US troops began joint patrols Thursday in the Syrian city of Manbij as the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group sought to calm renewed tensions between...
By Nicholas Heras
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Joint US-Turkish patrols start near Manbij after days of Turkish cross-border attacks
The United States-led Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday confirmed the start of joint Turkish-American patrols near Manbij. “Coalition and Turkish military ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Press Note
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Upcoming Iran Sanctions: Likely Impact and Response from IranOn November 5, the United States will reimpose an array of powerful sanctions on the most important economic institutions in Iran, including its central bank and national oil ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Eric Brewer
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SDF suspends anti-ISIS operation after Turkish attacks on northern Syria
In The News
The Syrian Democratic Forces said on Wednesday, October 31 that it has temporarily halted its fight against Islamic State due to a series of Turkish military attacks along the...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkish army shells Tal Abyad following threats by Turkish president
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Turkish cross-border shelling killed one Kurdish conscript and injured another on Tuesday after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced an offensive to attack Kurdis...
By Nicholas Heras
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Explainer: How a Democratic U.S. House could alter foreign policy
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Democrats will try to harden U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia, Russia and North Korea if they win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, while maintaining the status ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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As Israel Targets Iran in Syria, U.S. Officials Warn of Reprisals
Israel has been conducting an aggressive military campaign across Syria against Iran-backed militia groups, an effort that has been encouraged by the White House but aroused t...
By Nicholas Heras
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World Watches As More Details About The Khashoggi Case Come To Light
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Steve Inskeep talks to Victoria Nuland, a veteran diplomat who served in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, about the impact of the U.S. response to the Jamal Khash...
By Victoria Nuland
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Russian narrative against US-backed forces in Syria intensifies
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American officials and a Syrian rights body has denied claims made by the Russian government as it ramped up its narrative this week against the US-backed forces in northeaste...
By Nicholas Heras
