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Oct- 2019 -27 OctoberMiddle East
US kills ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, Trump says
US forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an operation in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Donald Trump announced
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26 OctoberMiddle East
Consequences of the US withdrawal from Syria
The US will have to reckon with the consequences of Trump's greenlighting the Turkish invasion in northeast Syria, Jonathan Ruhe and Ari Cicure argue
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25 OctoberCommentary
The US is consolidating its Syria role in the Middle Euphrates valley. Here’s why it matters.
Despite withdrawing from northern Syria, the US military will secure oil installations in the east to deter Iran and the regime
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24 OctoberMiddle East
NATO defense ministers criticize Turkey’s northern Syria incursion
NATO defense ministers slammed Turkey's military operation in Syria but recognized they have few options to sanction the strategic ally
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21 OctoberMiddle East
‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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9 OctoberMiddle East
Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says
Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said
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7 OctoberMiddle East
Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria
US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberCommentary
Quds Force: A center of gravity for Iranian insurgency
Targeting the IRGC Quds Force proxies and exploiting the regime's vulnerabilities at home should be part of any campaign against Iran, Ram Yavne argues
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16 SeptemberMiddle East
Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure
President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil prices soaring
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyAmericas
US Senate fails to override Trump’s Saudi weapons sales veto
The US Senate failed to prevent $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after President Donald Trump vetoed resolutions blocking the deal
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