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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

05/14/2025 By Karen J. Greenberg

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Desertions And Church Bombings And

Desertions And Church Bombings And

Desertions and Church Bombings and Fallujah The Guardian has a good overview of events on Monday in Iraq. Notable were the 6 killed and 80 […]

Juan Cole

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Ams Sadrists Forbid Fallujah Fighting

Ams Sadrists Forbid Fallujah Fighting

AMS, Sadrists forbid Fallujah Fighting as “Mortal Sin” The Iraqi Islamic Party lead by Muhsin Abdul Hamid, has been among the few Sunni Muslim groups […]

Juan Cole

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35 Killed Including 2 Americans

35 Killed Including 2 Americans

35 Killed, Including 2 Americans The Pakistan Times does among the best jobs of summarizing the horrific news from Iraq on Sunday. Highlights: *Allawi declares […]

Juan Cole

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Polk American Options In Iraq American

Polk American Options In Iraq American

Polk: American Options in Iraq American Options in Iraq Guest Editorial By William R. Polk Official inquiries have verified what independent observers have long said: […]

Juan Cole

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Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead 60

Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead 60

Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead, 60 wounded 14 US Troops Among Wounded An explosion of violence on Saturday and early Sunday left 30 dead and […]

Juan Cole

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Gang Fight In Karbala Over Elections

Gang Fight In Karbala Over Elections

Gang Fight in Karbala over Elections Al-Karbala’i: Voter Registration Cards Fall Short Al-Hayat: The first victim of the electoral campaign in Iraq fell on Saturday […]

Juan Cole

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More On Massad Case There Is Now

More On Massad Case There Is Now

More on Massad Case There is now another petition site for Professor Joseph Massad of Columbia University. Darryl Li of Harvard sends in the following: […]

Juan Cole

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24 Dead In Samarra Guerrillas In

24 Dead In Samarra Guerrillas In

24 Dead in Samarra Guerrillas in Samarra detonated three car bombs on Friday, killing some 24 persons and wounding dozens. The guerrillas targeted national guards’ […]

Juan Cole

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Annan Condemns Us Assault On Fallujah

Annan Condemns Us Assault On Fallujah

Annan Condemns US Assault on Fallujah It seems to me that Kofi Annan’s letter attempting to forestall a US levelling of Fallujah puts the Allawi […]

Juan Cole

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