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Members of the Lebanese Army’s airborne regiment perform a live drill, held as part of a weapons exhibition during the Security Middle East Show in Beirut, as a sandstorm engulfed Lebanon for a second day September 9, 2015. – Reuters

Lebanese Army to Launch Battle Against ISIS

by Paula Astih | Aug 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese Army continue its preparations for the anticipated battle with ISIS, in Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa where the army intensified bombardment and deployed forces and equipment. It has been rumored that the land-battle will be launched within the upcoming...

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A boy walks past the demolished site of a compound of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad May 2, 2012. Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago, on May 2, 2011, by a United States special operations military unit in a raid on his compound in Abbottabad. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed

Syria: Zawahiri Deputy Killed in a Raid

by Mohamed Shafei | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

London – Al-Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri was killed in a drone strike along with other jihadists near the city of Idlib – extremists mourned him on the social media websites. “Abu Khayr Masri is Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abdulrahman and is considered the...

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People inspect a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Russia Admits Syrian Regime Ceasefire Violations

by Taha Abdulwahed, Adel Assalemi | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – A slight change was noticed in the Russian stance towards violations of ceasefire in Syria, while Iran escalated its speech considering these stances as nonconstructive and demanded Russia to abide by its commitments according to Moscow...

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A member of the Nusra Front climbs a pole where the al-Qaeda-affiliate’s flag was raised at a central square in the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha, in Idlib province, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area on May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syria: Failure to Unite Extremist Factions Opens Door to Alternative Options

by Thaer Abbas | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The plan to merge extremist Islamic factions with moderate ones operating in north Syria has not seen light — Ahrar al-Sham and Noureddine Zanki movements stepped back in the project that aims to launch a new entity of 13 factions, a majority of...

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U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper © Joshua Roberts / Reuters

A Reality Check on the Middle East from America’s Spy Chief

by David Ignatius | Jul 30, 2016 | Opinion

America’s top spymaster offered contrarian assessments of some key issues: warning against “hyping” the threat posed by the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate (terrorist group) Jabhat al-Nusra, cautioning against Obama administration plans to share intelligence with Russia on...