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Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad (Tomorrow) is reporting…
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Foreign policy came up a bit in the…
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Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has called for an escalation in attacks on the population centers of the Alawite…Still underestimating al-Qaeda & Taliban despite 1500 Military Analysts
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By: Samah Sabawi | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - History in the Holy Land seems stuck in a loop. In 2000, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, at the time leader…Iran in Syria? Reports its Troops plan Idlib, Aleppo Campaigns
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad (Tomorrow) is reporting that the commander of the Jerusalem Brigade of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has been spotted near…Education under occupation: everyday disruption at a Palestinian university
Brendan Browne | (The Conversation) | - - As the clock moves towards 12.45pm I begin to anxiously await the flurry of emails that I’ve come to expect in advance of my…Israeli forces deployed around E. Jerusalem as Tensions over Colonization Rise
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Several Palestinians were detained and checkpoints were set up at the entrances to Palestinian neighborhoods on Wednesday as Israeli officials launched punitive measures…ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL Both the [so-called] Islamic State (IS) group and Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, this week called for attacks against Russia, as Russian air strikes…Oct.: Israelis kill 30 Palestinians, wound 1500; 7* Israelis Killed, over 20 Wounded
By IMEMC | - - Since October 1st, 30 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 1500 others injured by Israeli troops, according to the most recent report by the Palestinian Ministry…Iran Parliament ratifies Nuclear Deal as Tehran Emerges on World Stage
By Edward Wastnidge | (The Conversation) | - - Iran’s parliament has approved the much-ballyhooed deal to limit its nuclear programme. After years of suspicion and sanctions, the tense stand-off with the…Ankara bombs: Turkey is being torn apart by bad leaders and bad neighbors
By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | - - It had already been a deadly summer of political instability in Turkey. And now this. Another bloody massacre – this time at the…Can Russia afford Its Syria Campaign?
By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL ) Rough estimates suggest that Moscow has spent at least $87 million for air and cruise-missile strikes in the first two weeks of its bombing…Palestinians want West Bank & Gaza to be put under UN protection
By Samer B. Jaber | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - We, a group of professional and trade union figures, intellectuals, and political activists, appeal to the Palestinian leadership within the Palestine…Syria: Will US arming of Kurdish-led Northeast Rebels Provoke Turkey?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Anne Barnard and Karim Shoumali at the NYT have a piece on how Saudi-supplied TOW anti-tank weapons to rebels in Hama…Does Obama have a Syria Strategy? Putin Does.
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In his "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday President Obama made some remarks on Syria, but do they add up to a policy? Obama…3 Memes: Twitter debates as Russian support for Syria intervention Doubles
By Anna Shamanska | ( RFE/RL) | - - Support among Russians for military intervention in Syria has more than doubled, to 31 percent in early October from 14 percent in September,…Palestine: Of course, it is an intifada: This is what you must know
By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - When my book ‘Searching Jenin’ was published soon after the Israeli massacre in the Jenin refugee camp in 2002, I was quizzed…The Mideast’s New Cold War: Why Russia won’t Defeat Iraq’s Extremists
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Since the announcement of a new military alliance including Russia, locals have been trading arguments. Could Iraq become the stage for a…Elderly Palestinian man confronts Israeli soldiers over shooting at Youth, before collapsing
Lauren Hampshire | (ODN Video News Report/ ITN) | - - An elderly Palestinian man confronted a group Israeli troops after they clashed with Palestinian youths in Hebron, before he collapsed on…Israeli settlers carry out attacks in East Jerusalem, West Bank
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers on Saturday carried out a number of attacks on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, witnesses told Ma'an.…Who Bombs a Peace Rally? An Unprecedented 95 Dead in Turkey capital as Accusations fly
Written by John Lubbock | ( Globalvoices.org Twin bombings hit a peace rally organised by leftist groups in Ankara on the morning of October 10 in what has proven the deadliest bomb…