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Russia—which has spent months bombing targets in Syria on behalf of the Bashar al-Assad regime in that nation’s civil war—is now claiming that adding new ground troops from Assad enemies could start a world war. This same week, the Russians…
Threats and dangers have certainly lurked in the Middle East news in recent weeks. The US closed embassies over Al Qaeda threats; Egypt’s political mess left the West discouraged and concerned about renewed violence. And this human rights organization has…