First US Soldier Killed in Combat with Daesh/ ISIL as 70 Hostages Freed
By Juan Cole | - - A joint operation by US Delta force and Iraqi Kurdish…
By Juan Cole | - - A joint operation by US Delta force and Iraqi Kurdish…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi is alleged…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Washington Post was the first to…
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Did US-Russia Tensions Help Bring Iraq Victory in Baiji and Anbar?
By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) Recently Iraqi anti-extremist forces have made some of the biggest gains in months. Iraqi military leaders explain how they beat the Islamic State; some credit US- Russia…Palestinians need hope, not calm
By John V Whitbeck | (Middle East Eye) | - - It is a sad reality that, unless Jewish lives are lost, Israelis and the Western world tend to feel that the…Russian-Speaking Militants Prepare To Fight Assad In Hama
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/RL) ) | - - Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government…What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be different in the Middle East today? Was Iraq, in…First US Soldier Killed in Combat with Daesh/ ISIL as 70 Hostages Freed
By Juan Cole | - - A joint operation by US Delta force and Iraqi Kurdish freed 70 captives on Thursday, led to killing of 20 and the capture of 6 Daesh…US-Russia wrangle over Iraqi Sphere of influence: Parliament to Weigh In
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi is alleged to be under "enormous pressure" from Shiite militiamen and hardliners to seek Russian airstrikes on Daesh…Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike
By IMEMC News | - - Armed Israeli settlers -- under Israeli military protection -- attacked Palestinian homes with stones and empty glass bottles to the east of Hebron city, on Tuesday,…The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow
By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL ) | - - Three weeks after the start of Russia's bombing campaign, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during…Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | - - OXFORD, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) - As in most countries, in Iran too there are hardliners and moderates. All polls show that…The Aleppo Strategy against Daesh/ ISIL: Can it Work?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Washington Post was the first to broach the issue of Russo-Iranian grand strategy in Syria. It turns out that an Iraqi Shiite…The war of information in Israel and Palestine
By: Megan Hanna | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - Recent headlines by Western news outlets, such as the BBC, CNN and The Telegraph, in the coverage of the recent spate of…Investing in Iran after Deal? Be careful of doing business with the Revolutionary Guards
By Mohammad M. Hedayati-Kakhki | (The Conversation) | - - The merest hint of a successful deal over Iran’s nuclear programme is enough to get people excited. And as the country emerges…Brutal Bombing of Yemen risks Destroying its Cultural Heritage along with Civilian Lives
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Parties to Yemen’s armed conflict should take all necessary measures to protect Sanaa’s Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. International humanitarian law provides…Israel’s crackdown on protesters is illegal, costly and reckless
By Julie M. Norman | (The Conversation) | - - The escalation of violence in Israel-Palestine since the start of October has led to seven Israelis killed by Palestinians in a spate…American Hypocrisy: Against Muslim Sharia law at home, Calls it “Moderate” in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I just watched the 5 pm news hour on CNN anchored by Wolf Blitzer, and the editors had clearly decided that the lead…The new Chinese Century? Can a Green China with no Mideast Entanglements Surpass US?
By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - In the last fifteen years the United States has spent a total of between $4 trillion and $6 trillion on its twin wars…Is the Syrian Crisis Nearing the point where Diplomacy Can make a Difference?
Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Introduction by Tom Engelhardt: Whatever happened to the “imperial presidency”? In mid-September, in the midst of the serial collapse of a…200 Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village with firebombs
Ma'an News Agency | - - HEBRON (Ma’an) -- More than 200 Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Wad al-Haseen and Wad al-Nasara near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba…Syrian Army advances under Russian air Support, al-Qaeda no. 2 Killed
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Arabic press is reporting that under cover of Russian air support, the Syrian Arab Army of Bashar al-Assad has made some advances…‘Putin of Arabia’ hugely popular among Iraqi Shiites
By Jean-Marc Mojon with Raji Nasser in Najaf | ( Your Middle East ) | - - The new Iraq Russian President Vladimir Putin's bullish entry into the Syrian conflict has worked…