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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Iraq War
Riverbend Join Ranks Of Refugees From

Riverbend Join Ranks Of Refugees From

Riverbend join Ranks of Refugees from Iraq Prominent Iraqi blogger Riverbend and her family are at last leaving Iraq. The discussions she reports have happened […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Iraq Casualty Numbers Doctored Attacks

Iraq Casualty Numbers Doctored Attacks

Iraq Casualty Numbers Doctored Attacks Near Mosul, Khalis Sadr Condemns Wall Since the Bush administration doesn’t actually have any good news on Iraq, they are […]

Juan Cole

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Dadullah Claim On Ubl Unreliable Usg

Dadullah Claim On Ubl Unreliable Usg

Dadullah Claim on UBL “Unreliable” The USG Open Source Center has translated the transcript of a Pakistani television interview program that casts doubt on the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Mcaffrey Iraq Govt Dysfunctional

Mcaffrey Iraq Govt Dysfunctional

McCaffrey: Iraq Gov’t Dysfunctional Support for al-Maliki Eroding Now that Senator John McCain has retired the Straight Talk Express, retired general Barry McCaffrey, a veteran […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Iraqi Press On Baghdad Wall Usg Open

Iraqi Press On Baghdad Wall Usg Open

Iraqi Press on Baghdad Wall The USG Open Source Center paraphrases Iraqi press stories on the plan to build a wall around the district of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
10 Coalition Troops Killed Dems Set

10 Coalition Troops Killed Dems Set

10 Coalition Troops Killed Dems set Withdrawal deadline Iraqi crowds Reject Security Wall It was with a heavy heart that I read that 10 Coalition […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
69 Dead In Bombings Shootings Al Maliki

69 Dead In Bombings Shootings Al Maliki

69 Dead in Bombings, Shootings; Al-Maliki Stops Wall-building at Adhamiya Reuters reports that a lot of wounded vets from the Iraq War are having to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
3 Us 1 Polish Soldiers Killed Protests

3 Us 1 Polish Soldiers Killed Protests

3 US, 1 Polish– Soldiers Killed Protests Against Adhamiya Wall Iraqi guerrillas killed three US soldiers and wounded 6 others on Saturday. In a separate […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Sadrists Reject De Baathification Us

Sadrists Reject De Baathification Us

Sadrists Reject Abandoning De-Baathification; US Walls off Adhamiya One of the four benchmarks that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pressed on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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