Eurasia Press & News
She was covered from head to toe in black. Identifying herself only as Um Bassam, the mother of Bassam, she told me she was 25 years old, the mother of four children, a widow, and from the city of Aleppo.
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March, 2019
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5 March
Lebanon's Hezbollah slams Britain's terrorist group listing
The Lebanese group Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist organization, saying the move showed “servile obedience” to the United States.
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5 March
Air Force merging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance staffs with cyber operations staffs to forge more nimble, effective team
The Air Force is merging its headquarters staffs to integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance with cyber effects operations efforts to enable coordinated Title 10 and Title 50 actions across the range of military operations, while elevating chief information officer roles and responsibilities.
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5 March
Poland poised for F-35 buy? Minister calls 5th-gen fighter program a 'priority' for govt
Poland’s defense minister has labeled the purchase of fifth-generation fighter jets a “priority task” for the government, leaving local media to speculate that an expensive acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 could be imminent.
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5 March
Russia, Turkey, and Manbij: Moscow’s move
On Feb. 14, Russia, Turkey, and Iran resumed their tripartite talks about the future of Syria in the Russian coastal city of Sochi. The main themes of the talks were unsurprising: the last rebel-held enclave in Idlib and Turkey’s continuing concerns about Syrian Kurdish militants – namely the People’s Protection …
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2 March
Taliban: Afghan Peace Talks With US Heading in 'Right Direction'
American and Afghan Taliban officials have temporally paused ongoing peace talks in Qatar to consult with their respective leaderships before returning to the table on Saturday.
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2 March
'Crimea Must Be Returned To Ukraine,' U.S. Tells Russia
The United States has reaffirmed that it will maintain sanctions on Russia until it returns control of Crimea to Ukraine, nearly five years after Moscow annexed the peninsula. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 has fueled “an escalation of Russian aggression.”
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2 March
Trump Denies He Has Backtracked on N. Korean Denuclearization
In front of a backdrop of American and North Korean flags as he shook hands with Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit, U.S. President Donald Trump denied that he has walked back his pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
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2 March
Pakistan military says it shot down 2 Indian jets after airspace violation
Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets, which violated its airspace, and captured two pilots amid escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the recent developments in disputed Kashmir.
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2 March
Iraqi intelligence forces arrest eight Islamic State terrorists in Anbar
The Iraqi army said on Wednesday that eight Islamic State terrorists were apprehended during a military operation in the western province of Anbar.
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