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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
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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

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As Many As 90 Killed Badr Demands

As Many As 90 Killed Badr Demands

As Many as 90 Killed Badr Demands Khalilzad’s Expulsion A suicide bomber struck an army recruiting station near Tal Afar in northern Iraq, killing 40 […]

Juan Cole

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Afghan Convert Released Afghan

Afghan Convert Released Afghan

Afghan Convert Released The Afghan authorities have released Abdul Rahman, a convert from Islam to Christianity who was facing a death sentence for apostacy. Apparently […]

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Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole on Television I’ll be interviewed in the ABC Evening News Monday evening. Also I’ll be a guest on the Lehrer Show, PBS.

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69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed in Separate Outbreaks of Violence All hell broke loose in Iraq on Sunday, but I’m darned if I can figure out most of […]

Juan Cole

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40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties in Mahdi Army clash with Sunni Arab guerrillas AP reports that major clashes were fought Saturday at Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad between Mahdi […]

Juan Cole

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Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four of Iraq Civil War: 51 Killed AP reports that guerrilla violence in Iraq killed 51 on Friday. In addition to bombings and drive-by […]

Juan Cole

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Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike in Fallujah Tal Afar Success Questioned Alzaman/Reuters report that the police in Fallujah went on strike. They are protesting excesses committed by the […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad Accuses Iranians A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside the major crime unit of the Ministry of the Interior on […]

Juan Cole

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Civil War What Civil War Cole In Salon

Civil War What Civil War Cole In Salon

Civil War? What Civil War? Cole in Salon Readers have repeatedly asked me for a criterion by which we might fairly objectively decide if Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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