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Iran’s Khuzestan: Thirst and Turmoil

What’s new? Khuzestan, one of Iran’s most resource-rich provinces and the fifth most populous, is a microcosm of the country’s most serious problems. It suffers from severe environmental degradation, economic deprivation and socio-political discontent. The water scarcity that sparked protests in mid-2021 will almost certainly recur and could trigger similar unrest. …

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Russian airstrikes target Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria

The al-Qaeda offshoot is focused on defending its territory from Russian-backed Syrian government forces, but it has also clashed with the Islamic State recently. Several members of the Syrian militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham were killed in Russian airstrikes early Monday morning. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported …

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