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Washington will sustain a presence in Iraq

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IRAQ

Abassi suggested that Baghdad had rebuffed US proposals for a three-year timeline. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani faces pressure for a withdrawal from Iran-backed militias…

Yemen’s anti-Huthi front is unlikely to regain force

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YEMEN

The PLC is deeply divided, and economic conditions are deteriorating. There is no indication of improved governance in the southern areas of Yemen that it holds, despite the…

New Russian government introduces the next generation

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RUSSIA

This decision was taken following Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president for the fifth time earlier that month. The membership of the new government indicates important shifts…

Broken but not destroyed, Palestinian Hamas fights on

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PALESTINIANS

Hamas has suffered significant losses of leadership, personnel, infrastructure and capabilities. The group was also dealt a symbolic blow with the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh…

Ethiopia-Somalia tension may fuel regional instability

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ETHIOPIA/SOMALIA

This long-standing conflict has now fused with an escalating clash between Ethiopia and Somalia over Ethiopia’s promise to recognise Somaliland’s independence from Somalia in…

Iran regional policy will bolster IRGC political power

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IRAN

Iran's armed forces have suffered a number of high-profile casualties in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks. General Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi was killed in an Israeli airstrike inside…

Southern nationalists are making gains in Yemen

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YEMEN

Militias loyal to the STC launched ‘Eastern Arrow’ to clear AQAP and associated terrorists from Abyan and Shabwah. The fighting has been intense. The STC also appears to be using…

Liberal weakness will hamper Romanian reform cause

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ROMANIA

Public life after local elections.

EU leaders will be constrained by deepening divisions

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EU

EU institutions.

Pakistan likely to avoid direct involvement in Yemen

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PAKISTAN

The Pakistani armed forces are reportedly already involved in the campaign: some troops have been deployed in Saudi Arabia and a naval ship is stationed off the Yemeni coast…