Iran, Syria, Hizballah Battle to Kill Two New Security Zones Plans
Two new security and ceasefire zone plans are afloat over Syria, proposed by Russia and the US to stem the
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Syrian Rebels Spring out of Tunnels on Damascus
Syrian rebels, chiefly jihadists, caught the Assad regime napping – and more seriously, Syrian and Russian intelligence – on March
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Trump’s Mid East Policy Hold-up Leaves Region and Russia up in the Air
Moscow made sure to show President Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was keenly watching and waiting for the new administration’s
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Erdogan Is in Hot Water in Washington, Moscow and Tehran
“Accidental” bombardments in Syria may often warn an adversary that a red line has been crossed and it should back
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Putin Plans Astana Parley to Keep Assad in Power, Steal a March on Iran
The Syrian peace conference sponsored by Moscow and Ankara opening in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana next Sunday, Jan. 23,
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Putin Charts Mass-Transfer of Rebels from Central Syria to the South
Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting set for the second chapter of his ambitious program for shifting masses of rebels
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Turkey’s Bid to Expand into Syria and Iraq Will Also Benefit Iran
Turkey deepened its foothold in Syria Sunday, Oct. 16, with the capture from the Islamic State of the small but
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Russia & Turkey carve anti-US enclaves in Syria
US President Barack Obama told Pentagon and military chiefs he met Friday, Oct. on Oct. 14, that instead of arming
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How Far Will Obama and Putin Go in Their Duel over Syria?
The level of threats from Moscow rose to a strident pitch this week, hardly matched by Washington. Russian Deputy Foreign
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Aleppo Doomed to Become a Shiite city after Falling to pro-Assad Forces
Aleppo, Syria’s second city, may share the fate which befell Iraq’s former Sunni cities of Tikrit, Ramadi and Fallujah, namely
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