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We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

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NATO has vowed to expand its training operations in Iraq, paused last month after the US assassination of a top Iranian general. With growing anger in the country over foreign meddling, Baghdad is reluctant to OK the plan. … Read More >We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

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Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

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There was never much doubt that Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was going to roll out as his much-ballyhooed “Middle East Peace Plan” an 80-page contrivance that would hand large portions of the West Bank to the Israelis and relegate the Palestinians to a powerless “state” composed of enclaves totally surrounded by heavily-militarized Israeli territory. … Read More >Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

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Syrian Troops Demine 15% of Liberated City of Maarat Al-Numan in Idlib – Military Official

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Syrian government troops cleared roughly 15 percent of the Maarat Al-Numan city of mines, as it was recaptured from militants in the northwestern Idlib province earlier this week, Zein al-Abedin, the deputy commander of the military unit specialising in bomb disposal, said on Wednesday. … Read More >Syrian Troops Demine 15% of Liberated City of Maarat Al-Numan in Idlib – Military Official

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One Child and One Adult Are Dead After US Troops Shot at Civilians in Qamshli – Source

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“At 10 a.m. the US patrol including six armoured Humvee vehicles deliberately entered the area controlled by the Syrian authorities”, the Syrian military source said. “The US troops opened fire, as a result 10-year-old Juma Suleiman Barre was killed”. … Read More >One Child and One Adult Are Dead After US Troops Shot at Civilians in Qamshli – Source

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From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan

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A contest among Arab leaders to find the most colorful way of expressing how truly catastrophic the Kushner Apartheid is for the Palestinians and the Arab world. … Read More >From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan

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Thousands Killed in ‘Reconstruction’ Mission Show it’s High Time for US to Get Out of Afghanistan

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A recent report shows over 2,000 people were killed outside of combat during the US “reconstruction” of Afghanistan. Yet President Donald Trump campaigns on ending that and other endless US wars, without actually doing so. … Read More >Thousands Killed in ‘Reconstruction’ Mission Show it’s High Time for US to Get Out of Afghanistan

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Syrian civilian ‘killed’ by US troops after armored convoy blocked by stone-throwing protesters — state media

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US troops have opened fire during a confrontation at a checkpoint in northeast Syria. They allegedly killed a civilian, local media report, after villagers blocked the path of a US military convoy, demanding that they turn back. … Read More >Syrian civilian ‘killed’ by US troops after armored convoy blocked by stone-throwing protesters — state media