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1 – 10 of 25Still, the narcotics trade provides a lucrative alternative revenue stream for government-aligned actors in Syria. These external pressures are therefore instead likely to prompt…
Planned before the November 13 Paris attacks, the strike targeted Wissam al-Zubaydi (Abu Nabil al-Anbari), an Iraqi commander sent by ISG's Iraq- and Syria-based group to lead…
IS’s losses of territory, resources and key leaders have dented the group’s ambitions and operating budget. However, while those setbacks have affected morale on the ground, they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225011
ISSN: 2633-304X
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They have backed opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts and pursued different objectives there and in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the hope that conflict trends would benefit…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258615
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Prospects for the Middle East in the second quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198073
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Tensions have risen since Syrian government shelling killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor in north-western Syria on February 3. Although President Recep Tayyip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250577
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Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB203153
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In 2014, more than 280,000 illegal migrants were detected at EU borders, according to the European border agency Frontex. The record numbers raise concerns ranging from the threat…
Youth marginalisation.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217065
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Ideological divisions between Islamic State group and al-Qaida.