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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

01/23/2026 By The Conversation

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

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Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

McClatchy reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has decided to back the draft security agreement between Iraq and the Bush administration. The LAT stresses […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

McClatchy reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has decided to back the draft security agreement between Iraq and the Bush administration. The LAT stresses […]

Juan Cole

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Dubai Goes Bust; Is there a Silver Lining?

Dubai Goes Bust; Is there a Silver Lining?

IHT reports on the way the economic slowdown is affecting Dubai (which unlike other members of the United Arab Emirates does not have much petroleum). […]

Juan Cole

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How Now Brown Cloud

How Now Brown Cloud

“Atmospheric brown clouds” stretch from Dubai to Shanghai; they reduce crop yields by blocking sunlight,and contribute to extreme weather that also hurts agriculture. The polluted […]

Juan Cole

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Schneider on Obama and Afghanistan: Bombings in Jalalabad, Qandahar, Kill 27, wound 109; Acid Thrown in Schoolgirls Faces

Schneider on Obama and Afghanistan: Bombings in Jalalabad, Qandahar, Kill 27, wound 109; Acid Thrown in Schoolgirls Faces

A suicide car bomber hit a US convoy near the eastern Pushtun city of Jalalabad, killing one US soldier and at least 20 civilians and […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Faces Major Challenge in Afghanistan/ Pakistan

Obama Faces Major Challenge in Afghanistan/ Pakistan

Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post reports that Obama is considering a regional approach to the Afghanistan war that would extend to negotiating with Iran […]

Juan Cole

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Abnormality Besieges Palestinians

Abnormality Besieges Palestinians

The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct […]

Juan Cole

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Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran’s Day

Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran’s Day

More on Veterans Day: Someone alerted me to the good work that Survivor Corps is doing for Vets. And, This letter from Iraq Veteran Paul […]

Juan Cole

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Glantz: Veterans Day, 2008 : Tasks for the Obama Administration

Glantz: Veterans Day, 2008 : Tasks for the Obama Administration

Aaron Glantz writes in a guest op-ed for IC: On Veterans Day, we as a nation pause to honor those who have served their country. […]

Juan Cole

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