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Russia risks mission creep as Syrian rebels dig in

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SYRIA

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…

Syrian regime poised to defeat rebels in Aleppo

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SYRIA

The United States, Russia and other international powers agreed a cessation of hostilities in Munich last week, scheduled to begin on February 18. However, the deal requires…

Syrian civil war heads for escalation

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SYRIA

A recent upsurge in fighting has undermined the Geneva talks which the truce was supposed to facilitate. The collapse of the talks and truce could pave the way to a regime…

New defensive strategy allows Syria regime to fight on

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SYRIA

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…

More evacuations of Syrian rebels are likely

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SYRIA

SYRIA: More rebel evacuations are likely

Turkish detente will bolster Saudi regional policy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi-Turkish relations.

Kuwait faces rising threat from Islamic State group

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KUWAIT

The 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…

Syria diplomacy will make little headway

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SYRIA

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…

Qatar will follow GCC line on regional policy

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QATAR

Qatari foreign policy.

Gulf states will need Turkey to counter Iran

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GULF STATES/TURKEY

Relations between the Gulf states and Turkey.