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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Vice News points out that a…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Vice News points out that a…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi government in Baghdad, threatened by…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian MiGs for the first time on…
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Israeli Army kills 6 Palestinians, wounds 145 at Gaza Border Demonstration
Ma'an News Agency | - - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Six Palestinians were killed and 145 others injured as Israeli military forces opened fire at a demonstration by the border fence east…How Syria is becoming a test bed for high-tech weapons of electronic warfare
David Stupples | (The Conversation) | - - The relationship between Russia and the West is becoming increasingly dangerous with potential flashpoints developing in both eastern Europe and Syria. After repeated incursions…Violence in Israel & Palestine: It’s the Occupation, Stupid!
Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | - - "When you think of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, you probably think of clashes, rockets, checkpoints and Gaza – but what's really at the heart…In final Failure for Bush/Cheney, many in Iraq seek Russian Alliance
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi government in Baghdad, threatened by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) and frustrated by the Obama administration's foot-dragging in taking it on, seems increasingly…What is Russia’s Strategy in Syria & Why does Egypt Approve?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian MiGs for the first time on Wednesday gave close air support to the Syrian Arab Army as it attacked rebels north of…If Russia is Region’s new Gun for Hire, Afghanistan Warlord wants to Bring it In
By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/ RL) | - - With the Taliban threatening to overrun large parts of Afghanistan, First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seeking help from an old ally…How much Palestinian unrest is work of Undercover Israeli Agents?
By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC | - - A Reuters camera operator captured on film a group of Israeli undercover agents dressed as Palestinian youth during a demonstration in Beit El on…Nigeria’s Boko Haram is about Vengeance, not Islam
By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | - - So many people are scratching their heads as they search for an explanation for the extreme acts of violence meted out by…As Russia Strikes, Arab Twitter Wars over call for Jihad against “occupation” of Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian plans hit 20 targets in Syria on Tuesday according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Among them were a training camp…Netanyahu’s Tango with the Ayatollah: Why Israeli & Iranian Hardliners Need Each Other
By Saeed Rahnema | (OpenDemocracy) | - - Netanyahu did have Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, disgraced former Iranian President, who with the support of Khamenei, would say one foul thing after another about Israel.…Far Right wing Israelis rally for more Land Theft, destruction of Palestinian homes
By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC News | - - Thousands of Israelis, including legislators and , gathered Monday in front of the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, calling for increased theft…Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal Info
Danny O'Brien | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The spread of knowledge about the NSA's surveillance programs has shaken the trust of customers in U.S. Internet companies like Facebook, Google, and…Syria: Russians volunteering to fight ISIL alongside Leftist Kurds
By Tom Balmforth and Dmitry Volchek | ( RFE/RL) Bondo Dorovskikh traveled to eastern Ukraine last year to join separatists in their war against Kyiv. He soon quit the rebels in disillusionment…Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- At least 499 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers across the occupied Palestinian Territory since Saturday, the Palestinian…Education for refugees can help save Syria’s lost generation
By Dorrie Chetty | (The Conversation) | - - With the world’s focus firmly on the European response to the refugee crisis in recent weeks, attention has been diverted away from the…Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a “Holy War”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Remember when George W. Bush lapsed and called his Iraq War a "crusade?" He had to back off that religious rhetoric really quickly…Aided by Climate Change, ISIL wages Water war on Shiites of south Iraq
By Raad Salem | (Niqash.org) | Amarah | - - "Droughts, extremists' control of water upstream and government austerity measures that are shutting pumping stations: Iraq's already-precarious, but precious, marshes and wetlands…Civil War: Israeli troops shoot 96 Palestinians after 4 Israelis Killed
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLHEM (Ma'an) -- At least 96 Palestinians have been wounded by live rounds or rubber-coated steel bullets in clashes with Israeli forces and settlers since Saturday…Syria: Is there a Russian-Iranian Dispute over Fate of al-Assad?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia and Iran don't see eye to eye about the future of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad after their military intervention in the civil…Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria
Euractiv | - - Turkey will not allow "terror to take root" or "fait accompli situations" next to its borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday (1 October), a day after…