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Syrian Gov’t Troops enter ISIL-held al-Raqqa Province, racing against US Allies
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian troops, aided by a Homs-based pro-government militia the ‘Falcons of the Desert’ and under the […]
Not the Onion: US asks Russia not to Bomb al-Qaeda in Syria
TeleSur | – – The Russian foreign minister said his Washington counterpart asked Moscow not to target the extremist groups out of fear of hitting […]
UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations
By Kristine Beckerle, Finberg Fellow | ( Human Rights Watch) | – – Every year, the United Nations secretary-general releases a “list of shame” of […]
Fueling Sanders’ Turnout Hope, California Reports Record Surge of New Voters
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | – – Said one energized supporter: ‘California loves a comeback story.’ Nearly 6,000 North Coast residents […]
Sufi Boxer Muhammad Ali’s last fight was against Extremism & Politicians’ Islamophobia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Boxer Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, on 17 January 1942, is dead […]
Hillary Clinton roasts Donald Trump on Foreign Policy
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “During her foreign policy speech, Hillary Clinton roasts Trump’s ideas – or what she calls “bizarre rants.” […]
How The US, Iraqi Army And Shiite Militias United – Then Split – In Fallujah
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Anti-extremist forces have been fighting in Fallujah for a week. But before they began, there […]
Israel’s future is terrifying: Moshe Yaalon and Harbingers of Extremism
By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Israeli society is constantly swerving to the right and, by doing so, the country’s entire […]
Baghdad advances on Fallujah but “slows down” for fear of Civilian Casualties
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi said Thursday that his troops were in position to move into […]
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