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The Mysteries of the Trump Impeachment Remake

What if this whole [impeachment] farce is part of a broader attempt at injecting a strong dose of revisionist vengefulness in the American political culture? Deeper thinkers in that crowd demand a defunding of the police and the creation of “free zones” in cities where “freedom-fighters” keep “White Supremacists” out. …

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Will the Trump Successes in the Middle East Survive?

The Abraham Accords — between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain — will lead to billions of dollars of investment and trade between Israel and its partners in peace. The Accords will also allow the Emirates and Bahrain to benefit from Israeli technology, and see their defense strengthened against Iran. Sudan, …

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Mossad breakthroughs in Assad army

The Israeli spy Eli Cohen was not the only agent who succeeded in penetrating Syria’s regime in 1960s. Repeatedly, Mossad operations were able to infiltrate high-profile branches of the regime including the ministry of defense and important military units and security systems, which were concealed by Bashar al-Assad in fear …

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How Turkey fits in regime-Kurdish showdown in Syria

The fragile ties between Damascus and the Kurdish-led autonomous administration in northern Syria have seen a dangerous escalation amid widespread anticipation that US support for the Syrian Kurds will grow after the change of guard at the White House. The two sides have sought to besiege one another in several …

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This is why the Kurds in Syria and Hamas in Gaza stay in power, while ISIS lost their legitimacy and rule in Iraq

Since the 2010s, ISIS soldiers have swept into the Arab world brandishing Sharia law in one hand and a Kalashnikov in the other. The vision of establishing a large and long-lasting Islamic regime however did not succeed in either Iraq or Syria, and the jihadists were chased from most areas …

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Russian forces search for Israeli soldiers’ remains near Damascus — report

Authorities declare cemetery near Palestinian refugee camp a closed military zone, according to unverified report in Syrian media The Russian military began searches in a cemetery near a Palestinian refugee camp outside Damascus, in attempts to locate remains of two Israeli soldiers missing since 1982, Syrian media reported this week.

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IS brutality returning to Syrian towns

The Islamic State (IS) group has launched more than 100 attacks in north-eastern Syria over the last month alone and is terrorising many towns and villages at night. The violence is concentrated in the largely desert province of Deir al-Zour.

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US to drop terror designation of Houthis but slams their abuses

“This decision has nothing to do with our view of the Houthis and their reprehensible conduct, including attacks against civilians and the kidnapping of American citizens,” a State Department spokesperson regarding notification of Congress about delisting of Houthis.

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