Lebanon’s plunge into civil warfare shakes Iran, Hizballah as Mid East powerhouses
The Hizballah “special forces” battling Lebanese protesters are bound to swap their sticks for live ammo as Lebanon plunges into
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US Mid-East forces relocate out of Iranian cruise missile range. The IDF begins overhaul
The US like Israel has no adequate answer for Iran’s cruise missile and drone warfare. This was the subtext of
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Trump: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died like a coward
Confirming that US special forces had taken down the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, Saturday night, US President praised
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Mass protests imperil Iran, Hizballah bastions in Lebanon and Iraq. Hizballah deploys special anti-demo squad
The mass anti-government protests engulfing Lebanon and Iraq are strongly infused with resentment of Iran’s influence and Hizballah dominance. Yet
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Trump pivots on N. Syria: Some US troops to stay, one air base retained
Only some of the thousand US troops on their way out of northern Syria will leave. Others will remain “to
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Putin obliges Erdogan to call off Turkey’s operation against the Kurds in NE Syria
Six hours of discussion in Sochi ended in a deal between President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Erdogan for a
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Gantz in line to form a government after Netanyahu returns the premiership mandate to the president
After Binyamin Netanyahu dropped his Likud’s bid to form another post-election coalition government on Monday, Oct. 21, President Rivlin will
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Russian forces take over America’s N. Syria bases, E. Syrian airspace, and concern for Kurds
President Vladimir Putin hosts his Turkish guest Recep Erdogan at Sochi on Tuesday, Oct. 22 as master of northern Syria
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Popular protests target Lebanon’s political system for the first time. Is it a revolution?
The demonstrations sweeping across Lebanon went into their third day on Saturday, Oct. 18, powered by such slogans as “Revolution!”
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US and Turkey agree on Syria ceasefire. But the ball is still in the Moscow/Damascus court
US Vice President Mike Pence’s announcement in Ankara on Thursday, Oct. 17 that Turkey had agreed to a 120-hour ceasefire
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