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What does Turkey's seizure of Afrin mean for Syria war?
The capture of Afrin from the Kurds by Turkish-led fighters on Sunday could have major repercussions for Syria's protracted war. Here we look at what it means for Turkey, the ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Omar Alloush – murdered for building a shared future for Syria’s Arabs and Kurds?
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – On Wednesday evening, Omar Alloush, the co-head of Raqqa Civil Council’s Public Relations Committee and a member of the Syrian Democratic Cou...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump Chose Pompeo as Kindred Spirit to Take Over U.S. Diplomacy
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Mike Pompeo had an audition for his new job as secretary of state just about every morning at the White House, where the CIA director gave President Donald Trump his top-secre...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Senior Kurdish official, key to US policy in Syria, killed
BEIRUT — A senior Kurdish official who played a key role with the United States in implementing its post-Islamic State group policy in northern Syria has been found dead in hi...
By Nicholas Heras
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After seven years of war in Syria, is a diplomatic solution still possible?
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Wednesday marks the seventh anniversary of the ongoing civil war in Syria, and as casualties continue to mount, an end does not appear to be in sight. The United Nations Secur...
By Nicholas Heras
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7 years on, Syria war shifting gears but still deadly
Syria enters its eighth year of war on Thursday, free of the jihadist "caliphate" but torn apart by an international power struggle as the regime presses its blistering reconq...
By Nicholas Heras
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Who is Mike Pompeo, President Trump’s pick for secretary of state?
WASHINGTON — Mike Pompeo, the current CIA director who President Donald Trump has picked to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, is known for both his close ties with ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Ex-Pentagon Official: Trump failed to prevent Iran's entrenchment in Syria
So respected is Michèle Flournoy that she not only was presumed to be Hillary Clinton’s secretary of defense in waiting, but was also offered the No. 2 position by Trump’s Sec...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Chemical weapons in Syria: a real-false red line?
If confirmed, it would be the fifth chemical attack on Eastern Ghouta in less than two months. According to the NGO Union of Relief and Medical Organizers (UOSSM), a chlorine ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Data on US counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan doesn’t add up
KABUL, Afghanistan — Data the Pentagon issued last year to spotlight the success of operations against militant groups in Afghanistan were inaccurate, raising questions about ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump: US will not tolerate the atrocities of the Assad regime
With the reported death toll in Eastern Ghouta exceeding 670 since the air bombardment started on February 13, the US administration upped the ante on Friday, threatening the ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Can Jared Kushner navigate Middle East peace without top secret clearance?il
Kushner, who along with being the son-in-law of President Donald Trump carries the titles of assistant to the president, senior adviser to the president and director of the Of...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Ghouta rebels await assault as Syrian regime bombardment continuesh
TUNIS - Thousands of heavily armed rebels in Eastern Ghouta prepared for what looks to be an inevitable assault by Syrian regime troops massing on the suburb’s borders. Lodged...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. tries to nail down priorities in Syria as civilian carnage continues
The past few weeks have been especially deadly for civilians in Syria, with Russian-backed regime forces pummeling the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta. On Tuesday, a five...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria’s fracturing conflict escalates as Russia and Iran face higher costs
TUNIS - Syria’s northern theatre illustrates the risks involved in the fracturing of the 7-year-old conflict that has defied all international attempts to stop the bloodshed. ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Former US ambassador: 'Syrian situation extremely dangerous'
DW: Last August the US signed a bill into law called Countering America's Adversaries. It targets Russia together with North Korea and Iran. What is your assessment of Preside...
By Victoria Nuland
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Under bombs, Syria rebels cling on in Eastern Ghouta -- for now
Despite a crippling siege, infighting and a ferocious wave of bombardment, Syrian rebels have clung on to their Eastern Ghouta stronghold near Damascus -- but a looming ground...
By Nicholas Heras
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Western Countries’ Dilemma: What to Do With Captured IS Foreign Fighters?
The United States and its European allies are divided over the question of what to do with hundreds of Islamic State (IS) foreign fighters who were captured on the battlefield...
By Nicholas Heras
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‘Harassed, detained, prosecuted’: Western anti-Daesh fighters feel betrayed
LONDON: To some, they are freedom fighters, willing to risk their lives in defense of a persecuted people, but others take a dimmer view of the Western volunteers battling Dae...
By Nicholas Heras
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The best way forward in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan, the longest in U.S. history, shows little sign of winding down. Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in military aid and state support, Afghanistan ...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
