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Saudi campaign in Yemen will hinge on local allies

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel al-Jubeir said that a ten-country coalition was supporting the military operation, code-named 'Storm of Resolve', "to protect and defend the…

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…

Iran will avoid direct conflict but has other options

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IRAN

Washington has increased pressure on Tehran on a near-daily basis since it designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on April 8. The United States has imposed new sanctions…

How Afrin campaign unfolds may affect Turkish security

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TURKEY

Turkey’s internal stability.

Iraq’s Shia parties will hawk nationalist credentials

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IRAQ

The Kurdish referendum has complicated Abadi’s efforts to win reselection after provincial and national elections, expected in April 2018. Abadi -- an Arab Shia -- is vying for…

Turkey-US talks over Syrian ‘safe zone’ will drag on

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SYRIA/TURKEY

The plans are currently the subject of intensive discussions with the United States. For Erdogan, the safe zone is seen as key to boosting his flagging domestic popularity and…

Syria players’ next steps hinge on US withdrawal plans

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SYRIA

Confusion still reigns over US military policy on Syria two months after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal. Washington is seeking a deal between Kurdish…

Striking Afghan heroin labs will not defeat Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban and the opium trade.

Astana partnership over Syria can survive tests

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SYRIA

Idlib is the location of a nominal de-escalation zone brokered by Russia and Turkey last September. Those countries, along with Iran, held a summit in the Kazakh capital…

Palestinian factions could lose hope in peace

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PALESTINIANS

The new law faces challenge in the Supreme Court, as it imposes Israeli law in the occupied territories, where Palestinian residents have no right to vote. Israel’s right-wing…