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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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Three Guerrillas Fired Ak 47s And

Three Guerrillas Fired Ak 47s And

*Three guerrillas fired AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades at a US military convoy near Tikrit, killing a US citizen working as a translator, and wounding two […]

Juan Cole

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For My Reaction To Tragic Bombing Of Un

For My Reaction To Tragic Bombing Of Un

For my reaction to the tragic bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, see the breaking news item below. *Bahraini officials met with Iraq Interim […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News_19

*Breaking News. A suicide bomber set off an enormous truck bomb at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which was serving as the United Nations Headquarters, […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Killed Us Soldier In Baghdad

Guerrillas Killed Us Soldier In Baghdad

*Guerrillas killed a US soldier in Baghdad on Monday with a bomb. In a separate incident, guerrillas attacked a US Army convoy with rocket propelled […]

Juan Cole

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Second Pipeline Blast In North Of Iraq

Second Pipeline Blast In North Of Iraq

*A second pipeline blast in the north of Iraq further damages the country’s ability to export petroleum, costing Iraqis $7 million a day. Guerrillas showered […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Lightly Wounded Two Us

Guerrillas Lightly Wounded Two Us

*Guerrillas lightly wounded two US soldiers with near Baquba on Saturday when they set off a roadside bomb made of four 155 mm artillery shells, […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Near Balad Northeast Of Iraq

Guerrillas Near Balad Northeast Of Iraq

*Guerrillas near Balad , northeast of Iraq, injured two US soldiers and woundeded three Iraqis when they fired two rocket propelled grenades at a military […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas In Basra Bombed British

Guerrillas In Basra Bombed British

*Guerrillas in Basra bombed a British military ambulance and killed on British soldier, wounding two others. This incident is the first guerrilla attack of this […]

Juan Cole

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On Weds

On Weds

*On Weds., Iraqi guerrillas killed one US soldier and wounded another near Tikrit with an improvised road bomb, over which their armored personnel carrier drove. […]

Juan Cole

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