Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president?
General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of ...
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For a Sneak Preview of New Turkish Designs on Syria, Feature What’s Happening in the Greek Islands
Bit by bit, from the eastern Mediterranean to the sands of Aleppo, President Erdogan seems intent on reconstituting some newfangled version of the ...
U.S. declares genocide in Sudan, sanctions paramilitary leader
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces has used systematic murder and sexual violence in its war in Sudan, the U.S. government says as ...
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Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading on Thursday to Rome for talks with European counterparts on bringing ...
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the ...
Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into ...
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
The Syrian shrine of Sayedah Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, ...
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US continues to target the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
The US military conducted a series of operations with “partner forces” in Iraq and Syria over the past week, part of a ...
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Non-US soldier killed, 2 others injured in US-led strike against ISIS in Iraq, CENTCOM says
The U.S. military led strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq in the past week that resulted in the capture of an ISIS ...
Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon
The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate into ...
Why has ISIS not yet claimed the New Orleans vehicle attack?
It is the deadliest attack by ISIS on the West in several years. But still, almost a week later, the group also known as ...
The quiet financier: Islamic State's elusive strongman
His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has ...