Ramadi’s “Conquest” Leaves Little to Celebrate. ISIS Is Still Around
In their eagerness for a major victory against the Islamic State, US officials this week hailed what they called the
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No Light Shed by “New” Photos on Soleimani’s Disappearance
The aura of mystery with which Iran has always cloaked the activities of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Al-Qods
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The Battle for Ramadi: Acid Test for Obama Doctrine
Tuesday, Dec. 22, as 10,000 US-trained Iraqi soldiers went into battle to drive 600 Islamic State fighters out of the
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ISIS Is No Closer to Defeat after Russia’s Military Intervention
Months of US military pressure have washed off the back of the Islamic Caliphate, which seems equally unfazed by the
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Iran’s Gen. Soleimani Lays His Battlefield Failures at Washington’s Door
Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iranian al-Qods Brigades chief and commander of pro-Iranian forces in the Middle East is in deep trouble.
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Iran Sends Powerful Zelzal Missiles into Iraq to Recover Fallujah and Ramadi
DEBKA Weekly reveals that Iran suddenly found itself this week fighting on two fronts. For the first, the stalled offensive
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Next challenge for US after Ramadi defeat is averted: Iranian ship nearing Yemen is redirected to Djibouti
Tuesday, May 19, two days after Ramadi’s fall to the Islamic State landed a major blow to Baghdad and US
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Ramadi’s fall opens ISIS road to Baghdad. Jordan warns US air strikes won’t stop the terrorists’ advance
Jordan’s King Abdullah has warned the Obama administration in an urgent message that US air strikes alone won’t stop the
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Key Iraqi town of Ramadi falls to ISIS, along with Jubbah next door to US training base
Ramadi, the provincial capital of western Iraqi Anbar, fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Friday, May
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