US Starts Drawdown in Syria & Iraq, Scales Down War on ISIS
Donald Trump’s Presidential Directive to cut off CIA funding for Syria’s rebels, that was released on Wednesday, July 19, is
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Syria declares truce before Trump-Putin talks
The Syrian army Monday July 3 suddenly declared a ceasefire in the fierce fighting with rebel forces in the southern
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Macron Sets His Foreign Compass on North Africa and War on Terror
The new French president Emmanuel Macron is clearly feeling his way towards new ground on the longstanding issues surrounding the
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Assad shown around Russian Latakia air base
President Assad inspects Russian weapons systems at the Hmeimim air base in western Syria. Shortly after Washington warned Damascus against
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US may preempt an Assad chemical strike in Syria
Signs were gathering in Washington and the Middle East Tuesday, June 26 that the Trump administration was preparing a substantial
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Damascus Reaches out to Jerusalem for a Deal – First Time in Seven-Year War
Syrian President Bashar Assad broke new ground this week by posting a message to the Israeli government in Jerusalem for
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Assad’s Secret Decree 1445 Makes Iran Military Ruler of Syria
DEBKA Weekly reveals exclusively that Iran has stolen a march on all the players in the moves to resolve the
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Trump-Putin call focuses on Syria, security zones
One of the most consequential exchanges on the disposition of Syria’s border lands with Israel and Jordan – and the
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The Bad Guys Are Not (Yet) Impressed by the New Sheriff
The unpredictable North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un this week refrained from conducting his threatened nuclear test or firing a ballistic
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Russia Can’t Safeguard Syria against Next US Missile Strike
Russian President Vladimir Putin is cannily exploiting the threat of another US missile attack on an Assad regime target, after
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