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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
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Jordan's King Abdullah discusses Syria situation with Putin
King Abdullah of Jordan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday amid doubts about the fate of deal brokered with the US last year to reduce figh...
By Nicholas Heras
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US seeks to double AK-47 supply to Syrian partners Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/02/us-double-ak47-supply-partners-syria-pentagon.html#ixzz58GLNYNyy
The Donald Trump administration is seeking to more than double the number of assault rifles it provides to Syrian Kurds and other US-backed fighters despite rising anger from ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Tillerson Can’t Fix What Ails U.S. Ties With Turkey
The Trump administration appears to have pulled relations with NATO ally Turkey away from a “crisis point” after a slew of high-level meetings over the past week. But sharp di...
By Julianne Smith
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Why Syria and the U.S. Clashed for Control East of the Euphrates
BEIRUT – After the United States heavily retaliated against pro-Syrian government forces advancing on an American-controlled base, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis repeated the...
By Nicholas Heras
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US sends "strong signal" that Israel has right to strike inside Syria as Iran's role grows
The Trump administration is sending "a clear and strong signal that in its view Israel has every right to unilaterally and pre-emptively confront any national security threats...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syrian Rebels Seek Relevance by Joining Turkey's Offensive
Col. Moataz Raslan once flew MiG jets for the Syrian air force, until he defected to join rebel ranks fighting to oust President Bashar Assad. Today, he is a commander fightin...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Defense Secretary says attacks on Afrin distract Kurds from fight against Islamic State
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday called the attacks by Turkey on Afrin, launched on 20 January, ‘a distraction’ and said that the Kurds inside the US-backed Syrian Dem...
By Nicholas Heras
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Air strikes batter Syria rebel enclave for fifth day
Fresh bombardment hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than...
By Nicholas Heras
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US coalition conducts airstrikes against Syrian regime troops
The US coalition in Syria conducted airstrikes against pro-Assad regime forces on Wednesday, in a fresh escalation between the two sides. In a statement released on Wednesday ...
By Nicholas Heras