Iran Blows a Hole in Mattis’ Campaign to Block Its Iraqi-Syrian Corridor
As US special forces and allies braced for a joint Syrian army-Shiite-Hizballah assault on the Iraqi-Syrian border from the west,
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Gen. James Mattis
Russia Backs Syrian Forces Advancing on US-held Border Crossing
Since a pro-Iranian force seized control of the northern section of the Syrian-Iraqi border this week, the Syrian Arab Army
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Indirect US talks for ISIS fighters to exit Raqqa
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told CBS News Sunday night, May 28, that the fight against the Islamic State
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Trump to Raise Big Arab-Muslim Army against ISIS as Centerpiece of His Trip
The Arab mini-summit arranged to greet Donald Trump on May 22, when he lands in Riyadh on the first leg
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Gulf Emirs Mistrust Trump’s Iran Policy after His Inaction on North Korea
US President Donald Trump may not like everything he hears on May 22 when he meets a number of Arab
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Russia Can’t Safeguard Syria against Next US Missile Strike
Russian President Vladimir Putin is cannily exploiting the threat of another US missile attack on an Assad regime target, after
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Mattis in Djibouti amid high Red Sea stakes
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrival in Djibouti Sunday, April 23 coincided with Egyptian President Abdul-Fatteh El-Sisi’s landing in Riyadh.
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Mattis leaves Israel with unanswered questions
The Syrian shells exploding on the Golan were ringing in Israel’s ears on Friday, April 21, when US Secretary of
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Raqqa Op on Hold: Trump like Putin Refuses More Troops for Syria
The infrastructure for the US-led offensive by Kurdish and Syrian Arab fighters to evict ISIS from Raqqa, its Syrian capital,
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New Saudi-UAE Bases Defend Strategic Waters against Iranian Navy
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis had no sooner started his regional tour in Riyadh Tuesday, April 18, when he
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