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1 – 10 of 15The June 26 suicide attack inside the Imam al-Sadiq Mosque killed 27 people and was Kuwait's worst terrorist attack in over three decades. The attack, claimed by Islamic State…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200671
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SYRIA: Iran-Russia build-up to prompt Gulf escalation
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES205762
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The loss is the most significant defeat suffered by the regime in recent months, following the fall of the provincial capital, Idlib, in late March and Nasib, the last regime-held…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199215
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Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207350
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Sectarian tensions in Iraq were exacerbated when the radical Sunni Islamic State group (ISG) seized Mosul in 2014 and Iraq's Shia militias were mobilised to fill the security…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210689
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Uncollected waste has been piling up in the capital since the country's largest landfill closed on July 17. Prime Minister Tammam Salam has threatened to resign over the crisis…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202975
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As one of the insurgency's key external backers, Riyadh is seeking to create a united political front for the Syrian opposition ahead of proposed international talks in Vienna on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207207
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SYRIA: Riyadh marks breakthrough for opposition unity
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES207278
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As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261385
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Shifting voting patterns in Lebanon.