Plane crash ups Syria-tied Russian deaths to 310
Notwithstanding the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the Russian Tu-154 air crash into the Black Sea minutes after its takeoff for Syria
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Khamenei Is Dying. Three Radicals Tabbed as Successors – to Obama’s Chagrin
Iran’s supreme leader 76 years-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s health is in rapid decline. The prostate cancer he is suffering from
More...Obama’s “up to 300 US military advisers” won’t stop ISIS-Sunni entrenchment in Iraq
President Obama announced Thursday, June 19, after meeting his national security team, that the US would send up to 300
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US Failure to Stop ISIS in Iraq Will Boost Al Qaeda in Syria and Mid East
In his keynote address at the May 28 West Point graduation, US President Barack Obama spoke at length about the
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The Maliki Government Lacks Arms, Money and Fighting Spirit to Stop Al Qaeda’s ISIS Advance
Documents seen by Reuters revealed Tuesday Feb. 25 that Iran had signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition
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Turkey Aids US Plan to Oust pro-Iranian Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Maliki
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has put his “good neighbor” foreign policy up for reassessment. None of the neighbors
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First clash between Syrian rebels and Iraqi soldiers. Baghdad bankrolls Assad’s war
Syrian rebel forces attacked two Iraqi military positions at the southern tip of their common border Sunday, June 9. They failed
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