Syria: Landmines Kill, Injure Hundreds in Raqqa
(Beirut) – Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including more than 150 children, in Raqqa, Syria since the Islamic State (also known as ISIS)…
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Lebanon tells Israel its border wall violates sovereignty
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon said a wall Israel intends to build at the border marks a violation of Lebanese sovereignty during a meeting of Lebanese…
The Latest: Russia says pilot downed in Syria fought back
By Associated Press BEIRUT — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Russia’s military says a pilot who ejected after Syrian insurgents…
Two caches of arms and explosives found in Iran, says intelligence ministry
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two large caches of bombs, explosives and ammunition, intended for use in “terrorist operations” in public areas, have been found in eastern…
Syria threatens to down Turkish jets over its Kurdish region
BEIRUT — Syria said on Thursday its air defense would shoot down any Turkish jets that carry out attacks within Syria, a stark warning as…
U.S. troops will stay in Syria to counter ‘strategic’ threat from Iran
BEIRUT — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday committed the United States to an indefinite military presence in Syria, citing a range of policy goals…
Where is all this going for Iran
So once again there are people in the streets of Iran. In 2009 the “Green Revolution” emerged but ill-fated was doomed to a crushing response…
Protests threaten Iran’s ascendant role in the Middle East
BEIRUT — The sudden eruption of political unrest in Iran has presented an unforeseen challenge to Tehran’s ascendant influence in the Middle East, potentially threatening Iran’s…
Assad Must Go, Erdogan Says, as Syria War Winds Down
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Turkey’s leader denounced President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday as a terrorist mass murderer with no place in that country’s postwar…
Iran’s designs a blow to regional stability
With 2018 fast approaching, there seems no let-up in any of the bloody wars that have been deeply affecting our lives in the Middle East…