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Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization forces ride on a military Hummer in the town of Baiji, north of Tikrit, as they fight alongside Iraqi forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on June 10, 2015. (AFP/PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Iraq: Ramadi tribes cautious about US deployment of troops

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Jun 12, 2015 | Middle East

Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Sunni tribal leaders have reacted cautiously to the US President Barack Obama’s decision to deploy additional troops to confront the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS,) with some casting doubt over the effectiveness of the step. The...

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In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan waves to supporters after he voted at a polling station during Turkey’s parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file)

Opinion: How the new Erdoğan Killed the old one

by Amir Taheri | Jun 12, 2015 | Opinion

When Turkey went to the polls to vote in last Sunday’s general elections, almost all commentators expected a setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP). What they could not agree upon was the extent and the intensity of the...

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Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states attend a meeting on June 11, 2015 in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE)

GCC says won’t end anti-Houthi campaign if Geneva talks fail

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 12, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said it would continue targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen if the Geneva talks failed to implement UN resolutions that stipulate restoring President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to power. UN Security Council Resolution...