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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 […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Demonstration in Fallujah The arrest of a senior prayer leader in Fallujah sparked a protest Wednesday by 100 religious and tribal leaders. AFP says they […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Demonstration Tuesday in Karbala AP reports that a demonstration was held by followers of Muqtada al-Sadr in Karbala on Tuesday to protest the closing of […]

Juan Cole

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Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use of Zogby Poll The Zogby polling group did a sounding in Iraq last month, some results of which were trumpeted by […]

Juan Cole

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Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Dozens Demonstrate in Baghdad against Desecration of Koran It started with a minor incident. A female employee going into the Ministry of Petroleum had to […]

Juan Cole

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Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Evangelicals in Congress seek to Shape Iraqi Constitution Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va. have inserted provisions into the legislation that would […]

Juan Cole

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Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

IGC moves Against Sadr Militia in Karbala The Interim Governing Council sent Iraqi police into the al-Mukayam mosque in the holy city of Karbala Tuesday […]

Juan Cole

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Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Human Rights Watch: US killings of Civilians are not Investigated Human Rights Watch maintains that US troops have killed over a hundred Iraqi civlians over […]

Juan Cole

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Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority of Sistani versus Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq Alex Berenson argues in the NYT that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has much wider support among Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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Armed Sadrists Take Back Their Hq Near

Armed Sadrists Take Back Their Hq Near

Armed Sadrists take Back their HQ near Basra Shaikh Murtada al-Hajjaj, the assistant head of the office of Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said that 100 […]

Juan Cole

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