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US Special Ops Ground Forces Strike ISIS Oil Business in Syria, Kill Senior Leader

by Joshua Spurlock • May 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

The US has officially taken the fight against ISIS inside Syria from the air to the ground and in the process took down a key player in ISIS’ financial efforts. American special forces last week targeted and ultimately killed ISIS…

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Iran Threatens US, Saudis against Intercepting ‘Aid’ Ship to Yemen

by Joshua Spurlock • May 13, 2015 • 0 Comments

  The Iranians—well known for smuggling weaponry to various parts of the Middle East—issued a threat to the US and Saudi Arabia if an Iranian ship claiming to carry aid is intercepted on its way to Yemen. The Iranian Defense…

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German Honored by Hebrew University as Israel Marks 50 Years of Friendship

by Joshua Spurlock • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Germany’s foreign minister is set to receive an honorary doctorate from none other than Hebrew University later this month, as Israel and Germany mark 50 years of friendship. Just 20 years after the end of the Holocaust, Israel and Germany…

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Concerns, Questions Surround US Training for Syrian Rebels

by Joshua Spurlock • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Over four years into the Syrian civil war, and the United States still is working out a program to better train moderate Syrian rebels. The Hurriyet Daily News reported on May 11 that “technical reasons” are being cited as the…

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Analysis: Palestinians Aren’t Ready for Own State

by Joshua Spurlock • May 5, 2015 • 0 Comments

The potential for a United Nations Security Council resolution pushing for a final agreement establishing a Palestinian state has been garnering headlines, but unfortunately for the Palestinians, those aren’t the only recent reports mentioning them by name. And because of…

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Powerful Iranian Hardliner Slams Saudis, Calls for Harsher Iranian Response

by Joshua Spurlock • May 4, 2015 • 0 Comments

The proxy-war between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Yemen has reached a war of words as Saudi has been accused of being a traitor by one of the most powerful military men in Iran, the leader of the Islamic Revolution…

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