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Turkey’s Afrin assault complicates conflict
BEIRUT: Turkey’s assault against Kurdish forces in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin has further complicated the bloody and complex war raging in Syria since 2011. Syrian r...
By Nicholas Heras
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Vice President Mike Pence visits Western Wall amid tensions with Palestinians
JERUSALEM – Vice President Mike Pence placed his hand on the hallowed Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday as he wrapped up a four-day trip to the Mideast that ende...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Experts: Turkey’s Syrian Offensive Risks Direct Confrontation with U.S.
Turkey's ground assault against an American-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria threatens a further deterioration in relations with the United States, a key NATO partner,...
By Nicholas Heras
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"The stakes are very high": Turkey's attack in Syria risks conflict with USh
The US is facing yet another major diplomatic challenge in the Middle East, after its NATO partner Turkey's decision to attack US-backed forces in Syria. Turkish ground forces...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkish troops cross Syrian border near Afrin
Turkish troops crossed into northern Syria today, a day after Turkish air force jets pounded Kurdish targets in the Afrin region in a move that will further inflame the nearly...
By Nicholas Heras
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Tillerson calls Iran a ‘strategic threat’ in Syria, vowing to diminish its presence
Undercutting Iran’s influence in Syria has emerged as a central goal for the Trump administration as it laid out its new political and military strategy for the ongoing confli...
By Nicholas Heras
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America Quietly Starts Nation-Building in Parts of Syria
Announcing his new Afghanistan strategy in August, President Donald Trump insisted “we are not nation-building again.” The pledge—made while increasing indefinitely the Americ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Can Mike Pence relaunch the Middle East peace process?
It was rescheduled twice, called off, then announced again, but US vice president Mike Pence’s first trip to the Middle East is finally happening. The visit, which also includ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Turkish president threatens to ‘drown’ U.S.-backed force in Syria
BEIRUT — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted in anger Monday to a proposed U.S.-trained force that could lead to Kurdish militiamen being stationed on the Syrian s...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Defense Secretary says there is no Iranian land bridge yet
ERBIL – The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last Friday denied media reports that a land bridge exists between Iran and Syria through Iraq after Iranian-backed forces defeated...
By Nicholas Heras
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In the wake of ISIL defeat, US-led coalition looks to transform its mission
With ISIL all but vanquished from its self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition is transforming its mission. Eager to avoid a repeat of 2011, when Amer...
By Nicholas Heras
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Mike Pompeo Is the Anti-Tillerson
If you had to pick the Trump appointee who had the best 2017, a good choice would be Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA. In a year when a record number of administration officia...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump administration prepares to withhold $255 million in aid to Pakistan
The Trump administration has informed members of Congress that it will withhold security aid to Pakistan over what it described as “double game” by the authorities in Islamaba...
By Stephen Tankel
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Civilian victims of U.S. coalition airstrike in Iraq dig up graves in desperate bid for compensation
When Ali Thanoon lost more than 50 members of his family in a U.S. airstrike during the battle against Islamic State in Mosul in the spring, he turned to the Iraqi government ...
By Chris Kolenda
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Nikki Haley accuses Iran of violating UN Security Council resolution
Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, on Thursday stood in front of an Iranian-made missile fired at the Riyadh airport by Houthi militants in Yemen, trying to r...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russian Power
In just over two years, Russia’s armed forces and the Syrian army have defeated the most battle-hardened group of international terrorists,” Vladimir Putin said on his first t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?
Weapons and ammunition the United States seemingly provided to Syrian fighters were captured by ISIS and turned against America’s own partners in Iraq, including at the bloodi...
By Nicholas Heras
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US presents evidence Iran supplied missile fired at Riyadh by Houthi rebels
The United States on Thursday publicly presented "undeniable evidence" that a missile fired by Yemeni rebels at Riyadh international airport last month was supplied by Iran. T...
By Nicholas Heras
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With ISIS in tatters, Syria Kurds fear US to abandon them
Syria's Kurds fear the steadfast ally they found in the US to successfully take on Islamic State group jihadists may now leave them to face threats from Turkey and Damascus al...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump punted the Iran deal to Congress. Congress just punted it back.
When President Trump decertified the Iran nuclear deal, he was punting the question of whether it should be torn up to Congress. Congress just punted it back to him — and he’s...
By Ilan Goldenberg