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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

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Lahore Bombing Kills at Least 30, Wounds 100

Lahore Bombing Kills at Least 30, Wounds 100

A car bomb exploded in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday morning, killing at least 30 and wounding 100. The death toll could […]

Juan Cole

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3 Killed, Including State Department Employee, Near Falluja

3 Killed, Including State Department Employee, Near Falluja

Guerrillas near Falluja targeted an American convoy with a roadside bomb late Monday, killing 3 and wounding 2. One of those killed was State Department […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Army Advances; UN Estimates 2.3 Million Refugees

Pakistani Army Advances; UN Estimates 2.3 Million Refugees

The Pakistani Army said Tuesday morning that, as part of its Swat campaign, it had taken control of another strategic center, Maalam Jabba, which had […]

Juan Cole

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22 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Mosul, Falluja Attacks; Sunni leaders Arrested in Diyala

22 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Mosul, Falluja Attacks; Sunni leaders Arrested in Diyala

The NYT reports that various attacks in Mosul and Falluja killed 22 on Sunday, including a suicide bombing targeting a US convoy in Mosul that […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Troops Enter Mingora; India and Pakistan Sharing Intelligence

Pakistani Troops Enter Mingora; India and Pakistan Sharing Intelligence

India and Pakistan are now sharing intelligence on extremists for the first time. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a second term and his Congress […]

Juan Cole

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Iran bans Facebook

Iran bans Facebook

The BBC says that Iran has banned Facebook ahead of its presidential election. Reformist candidate Mir Husain Musavi’s supporters had created a Facebook page and […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Military Takes Strategic Hilltop Overlooking Swat

Pakistani Military Takes Strategic Hilltop Overlooking Swat

The Pakistani military has announced that it has taken the strategic hilltop of Biny Baba Ziarat that overlooks the Swat Valley. Some 150 Taliban were […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Press Suspicious that Government Made up Swat Campaign against Taliban

Pakistani Press Suspicious that Government Made up Swat Campaign against Taliban

There is something fishy about the Pakistani military’s reporting of its campaign against the Taliban in Swat, according to the Pakistani press. Dawn uses the […]

Juan Cole

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Obama v. Cheney on Torture

Obama v. Cheney on Torture

Veteran security reporters Jonathan S. Landay and Warren Strobel at McClatchy fact-check former vice president Dick Cheney’s speech defending torture and denouncing plans to close […]

Juan Cole

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