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Iranian threats led to White House’s deployment announcement, U.S. officials sayi
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Tension between the United States and Iran rose Monday as Tehran indicated it may curtail its full cooperation with a landmark nuclear agreement and the Trump administration s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russia strongly responds to tribal forum in Syria’s Ain Issa
The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly responded to a meeting of Arab tribes in Ain Issa on Friday, which the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) had organized, suggesting it under...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon: US in Syria 'for the long haul;' hails Peshmerga in 'Operation Viking Hammer'
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Michael Mulroy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense, affirmed on Monday that the US does “expect to be” in Syria “for the long haul.” Citing the Special Envoy for the Globa...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week announced the establishment of a new force made up of ethnic Armenians. The SDF is a Kurdish-led multiethnic military all...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF says no plans to attack Abu Kamal held by Iran-backed forces
A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday denied rumors of a fresh military operation in Syria. Mustafa Bali, an SDF spokesperson and hea...
By Nicholas Heras
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Saudi Arms Deal Languishes as a Rebuke of Trump and the Kingdom
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The Trump administration has few options to move forward on a $2 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia that Congress is leveraging to censure the U.S. ally for alleged human right...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How ‘power grab’ in Egypt aligns with US priorities in Arab world
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When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the White House this month, he was given the treatment generally reserved for America’s closest allies. Mr. Sisi stayed at...
By Nicholas Heras
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A month after IS 'caliphate' defeated, challenges aplenty
Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children -- perils abound in Syria, nearly a month after the Islamic State group's "caliphate...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump peace package for Middle East likely to stop short of Palestinian statehood
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President Trump’s proposal for a “deal of the century” to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict promises practical improvements in the lives of Palestinians but is likely to stop ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terror group could jeopardize U.S. troops
The White House was looking to shake things up when it designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. It worked. “American terrorists killed...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu can thank populist leaders around the world for his victory, including Trump
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Despite what can only be described as a bruising year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to hold on to power after Tuesday’s elections in his country. Even ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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No Matter What Happens In 2020, Trump And Netanyahu Will Keep Their Big Win
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As Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to begin his fifth term as prime minister of Israel — after working with an openly racist party and promising an unprecedented seizure of land ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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5 things to know about one of Israel’s most important elections in decades
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Israelis head to the polls Tuesday in what could be the most consequential election in decades. Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, who has spent a total of ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Security forces in Raqqa bust ISIS sleeper cell
Security forces in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday arrested six people who were allegedly involved in Islamic State sleeper cell activities. Raqqa Internal Security Forces (RISF), a p...
By Nicholas Heras
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SDF leader says ready for talks with Turkey if they leave Afrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are ready for talks with Turkey if they agree to leave Afrin and end Ankara’s threats on northeastern Syria, a Kurdish commander said on Mon...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump administration to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terror group – report
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, in an unprecedented step aimed at escalating Washington’s...
By Ariane Tabatabai
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Dateline Washington: Between Peace, Washington and Israel’s Elections
It was nearly impossible to walk in the hallways outside the House Foreign Affairs Committee this Wednesday without being asked about the upcoming elections in Israel. Members...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How a 'smarter' Islamic state is quietly taking over swathes of Syria after ISIS defeat
The Islamic State’s caliphate is no more. Four years after its fighters captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria and declared its intention to spread jihad around the world, t...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS defeat in Syria fuels debate over foreign fighters’ repatriation
As the last scraps of the Islamic State’s caliphate fall to the Western-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the victors must deal with a potentially dangerous pea...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS sleeper cell attack kills one SDF fighter in Syria’s Deir al-Zor
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A car bomb in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Friday killed a fighter from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF spokesperson confirmed. According to Mus...
By Nicholas Heras
