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Analysts: Seized Weapons Show Iran's Deep Involvement in Yemen's War
The recent U.S. seizure of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen highlights Iran's continued far-reaching involvement in the war-torn country, exper...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kurdish-led forces target ISIS smuggling network in Syria
The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced that they had carried out a large-scale operation against an Islamic State smuggling network i...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF leadership meets with Arab tribes in response to Damascus call to defect
The Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), General Mazloum Abdi, held a meeting on Tuesday with the Board of Notables, which includes senior members of the ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Erdogan retreats on demand that NATO label YPG a terrorist group
In The News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approached the just-concluded meeting of NATO heads of state in London with the demand that NATO recognizes the Kurdish People’s Protect...
By Nicholas Heras
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Fact check: Trump makes at least 21 false claims at NATO meetings
In The News
President Donald Trump held official meetings with two foreign leaders and the head of NATO at the alliance summit in London on Tuesday -- and turned the public portion of eac...
By Nicholas Heras
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Report: U.S. Shoulders Steep Price to Protect Merchant Ships in Strait Of Hormuz
The Navy pays a steep price keeping an aircraft carrier with escorts on station to deter attacks on oil tanker traffic operating in and around the Persian Gulf as part of the ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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Turkish-backed groups launch attack near strategic Syrian town of Ain Issa
In The News
Turkish-backed groups, with support from Turkish army drones, on Saturday attacked Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government positions close to a refugee camp near ...
By Nicholas Heras
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To counter Iran, military may be forced into open-ended deployment, study says
Tensions between Iran and the United States could force the U.S. military to keep up a costly deployment of troops and hardware in the Middle East for years to come to protect...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Kaleigh Thomas & Jessica Schwed
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Pentagon: President Trump's order to withdraw troops from Syria allows ISIS to rebuild
In The News
President Donald Trump's order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria in October provided the Islamic State an opening to rebuild itself, giving the terrorist group "time and spac...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces Dimmer Prospects Than Ever
The prospects for a Trump administration plan to strike a Middle East peace deal have been receding for months, thanks to a protracted political stalemate in Israel and the re...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Crushes Palestinian Hopes Again
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Monday that the United States no longer considers civilian Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands a violation of international law. T...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Turkish military in for the long haul in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey launched its longest continuous military operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan this year. Operation Claw began last May, is presently ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russians enter US air base near Kobani after US forces left: SDF official
In The News
US-led Coalition forces on Thursday finalized their withdrawal from the Kobani region, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official told Kurdistan 24, as Russian forces entered t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkish media paints White House visit as Erdoğan triumph over Trump
In The News
Turkish media are seizing on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments that President Trump had “no reaction” to his returning the American leader’s notorious letter to him, s...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
As Trump administration officials try to convince allies that the United States remains committed to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria they are facing a significant...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump hails 'long friendship' with Erdogan as US Congress increases pressure for sanctions
In The News
TurkIsh President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a different welcome to that on his last visit to Washington, with protests outside the White House and tough questions ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria moves further into Iran’s orbit with new deal
With Iran’s signing of a preliminary agreement to work with the Syrian government to reconstruct the country’s war-damaged electrical power grid, Moscow’s and Tehran’s often c...
By Nicholas Heras
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CNAS and Defense One Partner for Year-Long Editorial Series: "The American Readiness Project"
Press Release
With original reporting, research, and a body of expert commentary, the American Readiness Project will chronicle the nation’s desire, willingness, and capability for the U.S....
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Iran to begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges
Iran has announced it will take the next step in its stage-by-stage move away from its landmark nuclear deal by injecting gas into 1,044 centrifuges at its Fordow fuel enrichm...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S.-Led Coalition Blocks Russia in Syria While Allowing Turkey to Terrorize the Kurds
The Trump administration is using firepower to block Iran and Russia from coming up from the south while ignoring the pleas of the Kurds to stop a Turkish invasion from the no...
By Nicholas Heras
