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A man drives his motorcycle as he wears a gas mask after what activists said was a chlorine gas attack on Kansafra village at Idlib countryside, Syria May 7, 2015. STRINGER / Reuters

U.S. Sanctions against Syrians for Using Chemical Weapons

by Heba El-Koudsy and Caroline Akoum | Jan 13, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Beirut- The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned for the first time Syrian military officials for using chemical weapons, according to a Treasury Department statement. In addition to blacklisting 18 senior Syrian officials, the U.S. also sanctioned five Syrian...

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Bunk beds in dormitories for Islamic State fighters at a training center in the Zuhoor neighborhood of Mosul. (Loveday Morris/The Washington Post)

Found at an ISIS Training Camp: Bunk Beds, Weapons Manuals, Steroids

by Loveday Morris | Dec 5, 2016 | World

MOSUL, Iraq — The bunk beds that fill the rooms sleep more than 80 ISIS recruits. On the walls, posters detail the components of Russian Kalashnikovs and American assault rifles. One sign reminds the trainees that victory comes from long fights and pain — rewards come...

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A Houthi mans a machine gun mounted on a patrol truck as he secures a vigil marking the anniversary of a double bomb attack in Sana’a, Yemen, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

U.S. State Department: Saleh, Houthi Government Violate Commitments

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Dec 1, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- The U.S. has expressed concern over the announcement of Houthis and the General People’s Congress, established by Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, of forming a new government unilaterally, adding that this step lacks legitimacy and violates...

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Hezbollah fighters, holding up Lebanese flags and the yellow flag of the militant group, parade through the southern suburbs of Beirut in November 2009. AFP

Hezbollah’s U.S.-Made Arms Create Confusion, Washington Investigates

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 16, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The appearance of American-made armored vehicles during a military parade organized by the so-called Hezbollah Sunday in the Syrian city of al-Qusayr has created confusion in Lebanon and fears that it would have a negative impact on U.S. aid to the Lebanese...

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After Lebanon… Hezbollah Snatches Syria’s Sovereignty

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 15, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- No Lebanese official position was issued on Monday to comment on the military parade that the so-called Hezbollah had organized Sunday in the Syrian city of al-Qusayr in the countryside of Homs, near Lebanon’s northern border. Only Lebanese and Syrian...