Iraq’s Partition Inches Forward with a New Baghdad Wall
As Iraq lurches from crisis to calamity, its disintegration into disparate regions and communities picks up speed. Baghdad is forging
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Russian and Ukrainian armies shaping up for initial military clash over Slavyansk
Russia and Ukraine were heading Sunday, April 27, for their first battle over the rebel-held flashpoint town of Slavyansk, debkafile’s
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Kiev bows to Moscow, devolves near-autonomous powers on restive pro-Russian regions
The Ukrainian government has offered sweeping autonomous powers to restive, pro-Moscow regions of the country, in an attempt to hold
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