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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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Saturday Toll 26 Killed Nearly 50

Saturday Toll 26 Killed, Nearly 50 Wounded Hilla Bombings Kill 6, Injure 26 Guerrilla violence killed 26 and injured nearly 50 altogether on Saturday. In […]

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Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Iranian-Iraqis returning, Expelling New Owners A reader writes from Iraq: “I picked up this document [Arabic pdf] from a disgruntled Iraqi in the Baghdad airport […]

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Breaking News Iraq Un Ambassador

Breaking News: Iraq UN Ambassador Charges Marines with Murder of his Nephew Suicide Bomber Kills 20 at Police Recruitment Center Iraq’s ambassador to the UN, […]

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European Parliament Committee Calls

European Parliament Committee Calls for UN Command in Iraq Sistani Aide Killed in Baghdad The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has called for […]

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Un Option For Iraq Guest Comment By

The UN Option for Iraq: Guest Comment by Carl Nyberg Carl Nyberg, a former UN peacekeeper in Cambodia, writes: “I’m skeptical of putting much hope […]

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Us Troops Die At Increased Rate In

US Troops Die at Increased Rate in Iraq Two PUK Employees Killed in Mosul USA Today reports that the death rate for US troops in […]

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Guest Editorial Irani On Erbil Journey

Guest Editorial Irani On Erbil Journey

Guest Editorial: Irani on Erbil A JOURNEY OF HOPE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING IN IRAQ by George Emile Irani, Ph.D. ‘ Following the US invasion and […]

Juan Cole

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Samarra Assaulted By Guerrillas La

Samarra Assaulted By Guerrillas La

Samarra’ Assaulted by Guerrillas The LA Times reports that guerrillas launched a major attack in Samarra on Wednesday. Carloads of gunmen came into the city […]

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Another Us Helicopter Downed This Time

Another US Helicopter Downed, This Time in Afghanistan 17 Dead Taliban used some sort of rocket to shoot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing […]

Juan Cole

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