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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Putin Hands a Yellow Card to Israel and Its Air Force. What Comes Next?
Russia and Israel have been waging an unacknowledged competition for 35 years to prove which has developed the better military
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Israeli air strikes in Syria. Reprisal threatened
The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck several targets in Syria early Friday, March 17, and were back
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US & Russia to free Palmyra after Trump sworn in
Some of the ambiguity and mystery surrounding the nature of President-elect Donald Trump’s relations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin may disperse
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Russian Elite Spetsnaz Trounced in Face-off with ISIS
The Russians first admitted to putting boots on the ground in the Syrian war 10 months ago, when the elite
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ISIS seizes big Russian-Syrian T-4 air base
Islamic State forces pushed their assault forward to retake the central Syrian town of Palmyra Monday, Dec. 12. By
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As Russians Fiddle in Palmyra, ISIS Advances
Russia pulled out all the stops last week to honor an officer from its special forces who was killed in
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Local Setbacks Slow US-Russian Momentum against ISIS in Iraq, Syria
It is no longer doubted that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is falling back in Iraq and
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After Palmyra, Putin Plans to Go for Raqqa, with Obama’s Nod
For Bashar Assad, the Syrian army’s capture of the ancient town of Palmyra from the Islamic State with Russian air
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The Invisible War with ISIS – Fallout in S. Syria from Palmyra’s Capture
Three fresh hazards raised their heads March 27-28, immediately after the Syrian army captured Palmyra from the Islamic State with
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