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The Yezidi Minority, Daesh/ISIL, and Iraq's Human Rights Catastrophe
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U.S. embracing a new approach on battling ISIS in Iraq | War in Context
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| | [AI summary] The Obama administration is shifting focus to establish a new military base in Anbar Province, Iraq, and deploy additional trainers to aid Iraqi forces in retaking Ramadi from ISIS.
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Qassem Suleimani: can this man bring about the downfall of Isis? | Arab and Middle East unrest | The Guardian
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| | Profile: For more than a decade, the Iranian military leader and ideologue has wielded huge influence, thanks to the support of Shia fighters. The rise of Islamic State is his greatest challenge yet
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The Plight of the Druze Hostages Held by ISIS & the War on the Islamic State - by Talal el-Atrache - Syria Comment
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| | The plight of the Druze hostages:Why Washington should change its approach in Syria By Talal el-Atrache -@TalalElAtrache For Syria Comment - 8 Nov 2018 Throughout the Syrian war, the Southern Province of Sweida, in coordination with the Syrian army, had succeeded in protecting itself against the jihadist attacks on the province's Western border with Deraa, [...]
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Here are the current trench lines in the Ukraine war Kevin Drum
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| Apropos of nothing in particular, I thought it might be a good time to take a fresh look at Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine these days: The southern portion of the Russian territory is east of the Dnieper river and is all but impossible to attack successfully. The Dnieper is a big river. Further north, the natural obstacles are less formidable but