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French military theorist Roger Trinquier famously posited that the sine qua non of victory against an insurgency is the unconditional...

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US May Cut Ties With Peshmerga if Kurdistan Referendum Goes Ahead

2017/09/15

The United States is seeking to postpone the upcoming Iraqi Kurdistan referendum and may end ties with the region, including...

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UN Chief Confirms Myanmar Crackdown On Rohingya Is ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated on Wednesday that the ongoing Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya, a Muslim-majority minority, is...

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Bomb Threats Prompt Evacuation of 20,000 People in Moscow

Russian security officials evacuated nearly 20,000 from facilities across Moscow after a series of bomb threats, TASS news agency reported...

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Spanish Prosecutor Summons 712 Mayors Over Catalan Referendum Plans

Spain's state prosecutor on Wednesday summoned more than 700 mayors who are planning to allow public space for the Catalan...

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Kurdistan Parliament to Reconvene This Week After 2-Year Suspension

The parliament of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq will reconvene this week and hold its first session since 2015,...

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Trump to Visit China in November: Reports

2017/09/12

A White House official told media on Tuesday that President Donald J. Trump is planning to visit China in November amid increased tensions...

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As War Rages, Tabqa Schools Offer Hope to Syrian Children

by Fergus Kelly

2017/09/12

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Local officials face numerous challenges as they struggle to get students back into the education system while the war continues,...

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Germany’s Looming Problem Of Opposition: To Be, Or Not To Be

by Sarah Wiliarty

2017/09/12

In their televised debate on September 3, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democratic challenger, Martin Schulz, found more...

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UN Security Council Approves New Round of North Korea Sanctions

2017/09/28

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the harshest North Korea sanctions over the country's ballistic and nuclear weapons...

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Turkish Court Rules To Keep Cumhuriyet Journalists In Prison

2017/09/11

An Istanbul court on Monday ruled to keep five of six Cumhuriyet journalists in prison after a lengthy hearing observed...

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IAEA: Iran Remains Compliant With Nuclear Deal

2017/09/11

Iran is still complying with its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear deal concluded with six...

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US-backed Syrian Fighters Make Sweeping Advance In Eastern Syria

2017/09/10

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made a sweeping advance against militants linked to the Islamic State on Sunday in Syria's eastern Deir...

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Rohingya Rebels Declare One-Month Unilateral Ceasefire

2017/09/10

Rohingya militants, whose August 25 raids in Myanmar's Rakhine State sparked an army crackdown that has seen nearly 300,000 of...

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Erdogan Slams U.S. Over Iran Probe Before Talking To Trump

2017/09/09

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed working more closely...

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Is North Korea ‘Begging for War’?

by Jinghong Chen

2017/09/09

When North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on September 3, an automated seismic station run by an U.N.-affiliated group detected...

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With Trump’s Help, Qatar Starts Dialogue With Saudi Arabia

2017/09/09

President Donald J. Trump mediated between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to kick off a dialogue between the Arab states, the...

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UN: 270,000 Rohingya Muslims Flee to Bangladesh Amid Surge in Violence

2017/09/08

Nearly 270,000 Rohingya Muslims escaped renewed violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar and fled to Bangladesh over the past...

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Rohingya Violence Tests Myanmar Leader’s Credentials

2017/09/10

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was once seen as a paragon of liberty, and an iconic rebel who stoutly fought...

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Spain Preparing Criminal Charges Against Catalan Referendum Leaders

2017/09/07