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Iraq's war against Islamic State will extend into 2017

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IRAQ

The province's capital, Ramadi, fell to ISG on May 17 after the group launched a knock-out blow against embattled Iraqi Security Force (ISF) units. These units had been fighting…

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Rise of Shia militias will reshape Iraqi politics

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IRAQ

The rise of Iraq's Shia militias.

Mosul will test US efforts to rebuild Iraqi army

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IRAQ/US

US Iraqi Train and Equip Fund.

Russian spy agency has impunity for foreign mishaps

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RUSSIA

Prague recently blamed Russia's GRU military intelligence agency for two explosions at a Czech arms dump in 2014. The ensuing dispute has included reciprocal expulsions of embassy…

Ankara and Damascus could clash in Idlib

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SYRIA

Rebels complain that pro-government forces had earlier allowed IS safe passage to Idlib from Hama. At the same time, in northern Idlib, Turkish armoured convoys have deployed to…

Erdogan may get little on Syria from Moscow trip

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TURKEY/SYRIA

The atmosphere is certain to be tense. With the Turkish army unable to enter Manbij, the two sides will find it difficult to reach agreement. Yet unless they do so, Turkish…

Ukraine strives to tighten hold on Zakarpatska

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UKRAINE

The president stated that despite the limits of Ukraine's security forces, the use of force will remain the state's prerogative. Poroshenko's comments follow the July 11 clash and…

Turkish incursion into Syria needs Russian green light

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SYRIA

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his threat of May 23 to invade Syria to "complete" a 30-kilometre-deep ‘safe zone’ and push Kurdish groups away from the border…

Ukraine uses relative calm to boost army quality

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UKRAINE

Unable to mount a decisive military push against rebel forces but capable of holding current positions, Ukraine's combat troops are in better shape now than at the peak of…