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Syrian opposition split on timing of Assad military offensive

An anticipated military operation by the regime and its allies in the city of al-Bab stirs controversy among the opposition ranks. News spread recently among popular and military quarters in the city of al-Bab in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo about the Syrian regime and its Russian-backed allies launching a …

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France scores big Iraqi construction project at Turkey’s expense

A French company has beaten out a Turkish one for the Mosul airport project; political considerations along with economic concerns seem to have factored into Baghdad’s decision. Turkey has lost a major construction bid in Mosul to the French, the latest curveball France has thrown Turkey in the two countries’ …

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US to Designate Yemen’s Houthis a Terror Group, Pompeo Says

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he plans to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization, a move the United Nations is warning will likely have “serious humanitarian and political repercussions.”

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U.S. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

The State Department has designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism for repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbor to terrorists. The Trump Administration has been focused from the start on denying the Castro regime the resources it uses to oppress its people at …

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FBI Looking at Threats to Biden’s Inauguration

Concerns are growing that the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremists supporting U.S. President Donald Trump may be the start of what could be a series of potentially armed and violent protests across the country leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

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