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The effects and consequences of US Congress’ endless permissions for war
Dec 12, 2019 10:02More than 7,000 US service members have been killed and more than 50,000 wounded in the wars since 9/11. Of the 2.5 million troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan it is estimated as many as 20% are afflicted with PTSD, while 20% more may have traumatic brain injury.
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US imposes illegal sanctions on Iranian airline, shipping industry
Dec 12, 2019 02:43The new sanctions were announced only days after prisoner swap between Tehran and Washington.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey call for restoration of peace to Syria’s Idlib
Dec 11, 2019 10:57The three mediators of the Astana peace process on Syria — Russia, Turkey and Iran — have expressed their concerns about the presence of Takfiri terrorist groups in Idlib, underlining the need for the restoration of peace to the northwestern Syrian province, which is the last main militant bastion in the Arab state.
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Turkey to settle one million Syrian refugees in NE Syria
Dec 11, 2019 03:45Two months after launching a cross-border military operation into northeastern Syria, Turkey says it is planning to settle one million Syrian refugees in the area which it cleared of Kurdish forces.
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Russia warplanes intercept Israeli jets over southern Syria: Report
Dec 09, 2019 09:44Russian fighter jets have intercepted Israeli warplanes that were flying over southern Syria, media reports say.
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Reporter resigns, says Newsweek 'suppressed' Syria chemical attack story
Dec 09, 2019 07:35A Newsweek reporter has resigned after the American magazine refuses to publish his article questioning Western-backed findings about the origin of a chemical attack in Syria.
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The think tank dedicated to keeping the US in the Syria quagmire
Dec 07, 2019 09:08Jennifer Cafarella, a research director for the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), has written on Syria for years and is a major proponent of US intervention in the country. Cafarella wrote an op-ed for Foreign Affairs in July 2018 titled "Don’t Get Out of Syria."
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Unidentified armed men attack US military base in eastern Syria
Dec 06, 2019 14:43A group of unknown gunmen has reportedly attacked a US military base inside an oil field in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, prompting American forces at the site to respond.
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Jordan seeks to restore diplomatic relations with Syria: Minister
Dec 06, 2019 09:13Jordan plans to restore full diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria in a further sign of Arab states embracing President Bashar al-Assad after a UAE diplomat praised him for "wise leadership" this week.
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2 Syrians killed, 6 injured as double bomb attack hits Ra's al-Ayn
Dec 06, 2019 03:17At least two Syrian civilians have been killed and six others sustained injuries as a result of two bomb attacks in the Northeastern Province of Hasakah.