Israel eyed after Hama, Syria, attack reportedly kills Iranians
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Danger is lurking in all corners of the globe
New US national security adviser John Bolton. Picture: Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA The world is experiencing more dangerous geopolitical tensions, across more regions than at any time since the Cold War ended three decades ago. The informed view in those heady days was that liberal democracy was spreading to every corner of the planet. A new…
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Israel and Hezbollah Are Girding for War—and the Next Round Could Be Horrific
Hezbollah has been steadily consolidating power and weapons—and some fighters maintain it played a role in shooting down an Israeli jet over Syria. Israeli security officers survey the wreckage of an F-16 that crashed near the Harduf kibbutz, in northern Israel, February 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Rami Slush, File) Unlike urban areas of the country, the air…
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ISIS Targets the Temple Mount
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo: Andrew Shiva via Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – The Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement — which has been outlawed by Israel — and a small group of ISIS supporters among Israeli Arabs, are linked by a common idea: the concept of a worldwide Islamic caliphate. The unexpected combination…
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Russian military threatens action against the US in Syria
The threat, by Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov, was widely reported by Russia media sites such as state news agency RIA and Tass. It said Gerasimov said Russia had “reliable information” about militants preparing to falsify a government chemical attack against civilians. Gerasimov said Russia would respond to a U.S. strike on Syria…
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Are Syrian Rebels preparing southern offensive with Western support?
Any disruption of that status-quo would affect not only Israel but also Jordan. Rumors circulated over the weekend that Syrian rebel forces backed by Western support were planning a major offensive in southern Syria in the area of Dara’a and Quneitra near the Golan. The offensive would likely relieve pressure on Syrian rebel factions in…
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The threat of regional conflagration in Syria
The demise of Isis threatens yet more dangerous times to come. The carnage caused by Bashar al-Assad’s forces in El Ghouta has been of a more savage intensity even than the siege of Aleppo © EPA Please use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles. Copying articles to share…
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ISIS Threatens the US Again
Rescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016 in wake of the ISIS-claimed attack. (AFP) Is the battle against the ISIS terrorist organization still ongoing despite its military defeats in Iraq and Syria? This question has started to trouble the Americans more than others. A survey by…
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‘This is a massacre’: Turkey’s bombs drive families into caves
(CNN)Kurdish families huddle on blankets in a dimly lit cave. Others hide in the rubble of a bombed-out building, gathered around a campfire. Those that have basements seek shelter there. This is life in Afrin. Turkey’s cross-border military offensive against US-backed Kurdish militias has driven civilians living in the northwestern Syrian enclave underground. An estimated…
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U.S. Military Options In Syria
Turkish forces continue to attack Kurdish fighters in northwest Syria. Former FBI counter-terrorism agent Ali Soufan talks with NPR’s Michel Martin about how to preserve the U.S.’s relationship with both sides. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We’re going to start the program today with a look at a number of important international stories. In a few minutes,…
