Informed Comment - Part 1572

Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Writing in al-Hayat [Life] this week, columnist Walid Choucair outlined the successes he sees Russia to […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Why Russia Fears ISIL: Panic over Domestic Terror Plots & Wave of Arrests

By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – Russia appears to be cracking down on Muslims and labor migrants in response to […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

More of Iraq’s Kurdish Women Training to Fight Extremists

Shalaw Mohammed | Erbil | ( Niqash.org ) | – – Increasing numbers of Iraqi Kurdish women are training to become soldiers; they want to […]

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Drone Warfare

2016 Campaign and Forever War: Electorate gone to Disney World

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – You may not know it, but you’re living in a futuristic science fiction novel. And […]

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Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Hugs Muslim Student And Vows To Fight Racism

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Bernie Sanders promises to fight the “ugly stain” of anti-Islamic sentiment across the U.S.” AJ+: “Bernie Sanders […]

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Iran’s Attendance at Syria talks in Vienna marks its Emergence as Regional Power

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia will both attend an international summit on Syria and speak […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Amnesty: Israeli forces have ‘ripped up the rulebook’

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Amnesty International on Tuesday demanded that Israel stop unlawful killings in occupied Palestinian territory, stating that […]

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