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Focus on Syria and terrorism (jihadism, PKK, etc.) Occasional history digressions, especially on the Cold War. Likes are just bookmarks. RTs are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Oct 26

    NEW: a deep dive into the long relationship between and al-Qaeda. v

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    Nov 13

    Jewish businessman Rene Trabelsi was named as tourism minister in a bid to boost Tunisia's troubled economy

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    2 hours ago

    Raqqa after ISIS (part II) : Mass grave reveals horror of city’s final battle

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    4 hours ago

    If Lieberman does resign in 2 hours, it will be a brilliant act of timing, preempting Netanyahu's expected decision on elections and linking the campaign with Gaza - which is exactly what Netanyahu was trying to avoid by pushing for the ceasefire.

    'Lieberman to resign as Israel's defense chief'
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    6 hours ago

    “Austria has been a problem for everyone,” a NATO military intelligence officer, who cannot be identified, told BuzzFeed News. “The current government has deep ideological and economic links to the Putin regime and has been trying to have it both ways"

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    Nov 13

    : Britain says the Saudi-led coalition has agreed to the evacuation of wounded rebels from the country ahead of proposed peace talks in Sweden

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    16 hours ago

    WANTED: Hamas key leader, Salih al-Aruri. Lebanese Hizballah key leaders Khalil Yusif Mahmoud Harb and Haytham ‘Ali Tabataba’i. REWARD OFFERS-- up to $5 million each. Provide information, get paid. 100% confidential.

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    18 hours ago

    The has designated Jawad Nasrallah and Al-Mujahidin Brigades (AMB) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists () and maintained the Foreign Terrorist Organization () designation of . Read more at

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  9. 5 hours ago

    Trump's plan to shift focus from counterinsurgency to major-power competititors (China, Russia) and other state adversaries (Iran, DPRK) is insufficiently funded to repair capacities that have atrophied and maintain the U.S. techno-military edge.

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  10. 5 hours ago

    "Postnationalism is a Western fantasy, not a global trend, and no lasting peace can be built on such a shaky foundation. ... If the American and European establishments had understood [this], Mr. Trump might still be producing television shows"

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    10 hours ago

    U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham calls Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince “unstable and unreliable” and is discussing sanctions against the country

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    Nov 12

    The deputy chief said it emerged during the meeting that the Taliban have held secret meetings with the US since 2010

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    17 hours ago

    Official Iraqi curriculum for the second grade students found a chance to teach 7 years old students that “Jews” are the ones who God is angry with. Iraq has been destroyed by sectarianism, racism, radicalism and terrorism, not sure future gens need more fuel for that.

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    17 hours ago

    1. This week marks three years since Sinjar was liberated from ISIS. I visited in early mid-October. This is the city centre. As is clear, there is virtually no reconstruction over the last three years. Parts of Sinjar remain completely empty.

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  15. 14 hours ago

    Yeah, no.

    BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with Hamas in Gaza as part of a plan to divert attention from the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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  16. 16 hours ago

    "The Mujahideen's former enemy has become its chaperone and patron": nice piece by for on stepping in to fill the vacuum as steps back in —and beyond.

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  17. 16 hours ago

    "Jews and mosquitoes are a nuisance that humanity must get rid of in some way or manner," wrote Kaiser Wilhelm II to a friend in the 1920s. "I believe the best would be gas!"

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  18. 16 hours ago

    . lays out the case for the necessity of American involvement in the First World War.

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    16 hours ago

    Iraqi Shiite militias - including KHA, AAH, and Nujaba - issue statements congratulating Palestinian armed factions on their "accomplishments on behalf of the Resistance Axis."

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    Nov 12

    China: re-engineering the Uighur , "Break their lineage, break their roots, break their connections, and break their origins." Why is no one talking about this disaster? Where is the uproar, the outrage?

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    20 hours ago

    The FBI just released its annual hate crimes statistics. Jews were the target of 60% of anti-religious hate crimes, despite constituting just 2% of the U.S. population. This continues a longstanding trend of Jews being the most targeted group every year.

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