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Arab Spring, News

Syrian Army Uses Artillery, Aircraft in City Battle with Rebels

by Joshua Spurlock • August 9, 2012

The Syrian regime is reportedly using jet fighters, artillery and tanks in its fight with rebels in the city of Aleppo, as what appears to be a major battle in the 17-month uprising rages. Despite the intensity of the onslaught,…

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Human Interest, Peace and Conflict, Terrorism

Treating Terror Victims Highlights Israeli Medical Seminar

by Joshua Spurlock • August 8, 2012

Terrorism is a very real concern for Nepal, so the head of one of the country’s trauma center’s traveled to Israel to learn from experts on dealing with terror casualties. Israel’s Rambam Medical Center hosted medical professionals from 20 countries…

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Arab Spring, News, Politics, Terrorism

Egyptian Ruling Group Accuses Israel of Terror Attack Stopped by IDF

by Joshua Spurlock • August 7, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood, the group spearheading the ruling political force in Egypt’s new government, accused the Israeli Mossad of possibly being behind a terror attack on Sunday that killed over a dozen Egyptian security personnel and was eventually stopped by…

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Arab Spring, Diplomacy, Politics

UN Envoy to Syria Resigns Amid International Disunity

by Joshua Spurlock • August 2, 2012

With more and more dying every day in what has effectively become a civil war in Syria, the United Nations special envoy to the country, Kofi Annan, announced his resignation on Thursday. Annan, who helped broker a failed ceasefire and…

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Arab Spring, In Depth, Politics, Terrorism

Opinion: Urgently Going Nowhere?

by Joshua Spurlock • July 31, 2012

With more and more dying in Syria, the world is reacting with urgency. Talking with urgency. Urgent meetings. They are urgently moving, but accomplishing little. Wasting haste just results in nothing. But this week has offered a little hope.

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Arab Spring, Peace and Conflict, Peace Process

US, Turkey to Coordinate Political Transition in Syria

by Joshua Spurlock • July 31, 2012

With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s violence against civilian areas in the background, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed a political transition from the embattled Syrian leader in the nation’s civil war. Turkey, a neighbor…

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