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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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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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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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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
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The Trump-Kushner “Deal of the Century” Was Just Torpedoed By Israel's Political Chaos
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Jared Kushner arrived in Israel Wednesday looking to make a deal — but his negotiating partner was, to put it mildly, distracted. While President Trump’s son-in-law was ready...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Can Iran withstand the US pressure?Ever since US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out from the nuclear deal with Tehran and reinstated the most draconian sanctions ever imposed, many have wondered whe...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Turkey doubles down in Libya, but will it be enough?
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Turkey has begun overtly delivering heavily armoured vehicles to its allies in the Libyan capital Tripoli who have been under siege for two months by forces loyal to eastern l...
By Nicholas Heras
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Netanyahu has failed to form a government, sending Israelis back to the voting booth
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government by a midnight deadline, forcing a brand-new round of elections in September. The development comes ba...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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As Shanahan heads to Asia, Iran tensions threaten Pentagon's 'great power' focus
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As acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan heads to Asia on Tuesday to deliver a major policy speech on the region, increasing tensions with Iran threaten to upend the ...
By Elbridge Colby
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New wave of violence in Syria war as 200,000 flee Idlib offensive: ‘There were bombs every minute’
A Syrian government offensive to capture the northern province of Idlib has killed dozens of civilians and forced more than 200,000 people to flee over the past month, leading...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS suicide attack targets SDF demining convoy
Islamic State sleeper cells on Monday targeted a demining convoy of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria, deep behind the Kurdish-led forces’ lin...
By Nicholas Heras
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Iran missile photos grant US new picture of threat in Arabian Gulf
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As American officials circulated photographs of Iranian boats traversing the Arabian Gulf bearing missiles, there was a growing consensus on Friday that Tehran had been caught...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-led coalition will continue to train Iraqi forces, amid Iran tensions
A spokesperson for the US-led Coalition told Kurdistan 24 that the training mission throughout Iraq will continue, despite increased tensions between the US and Iran. The coa...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Knowns and Unknowns of What’s Happening With Iran
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“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. Hard-line Stance on Iran Rattles Allies
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Allies of the United States are starting to balk at the Trump administration’s military response to what it calls credible threats from Iran to U.S. troops in the Middle East,...
By Jim Townsend
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Israel, Saudi Arabia and Trump aides want confrontation with Iran. Will Trump listen?
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President Donald Trump campaigned on promises to extract the United States from wars in the Middle East. But his national security adviser, Republicans in Congress and trusted...
By Ilan Goldenberg
