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SyriaSource

Dec 14, 2015

Frederic C. Hof’s Remarks to the Syrian American Council, McLean, VA, December 11, 2015

By Frederic C. Hof

I am deeply honored to be with you this evening. Someday, when the New Syria comes about, there will be a roll of honor listing those who really made a difference in making it happen. The Syrian American Council will be high on that roll.

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 21, 2015

NATOSource

Dec 11, 2015

SACEUR Breedlove Looks Back as He Charts NATO’s New Path

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

For NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove, the intelligence coming into his headquarters pointed to a watershed moment for European security, but not everyone wanted to see it that way.

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MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

Asking the Right Questions about ISIS: Between Politics and Ideology

By H.A. Hellyer

The discussion around whether or not the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) is Islamic began as soon as the group entered onto the world stage. It throws up a number of queries for policy makers in the United States, Europe, and the Arab world, and the policy prescriptions will differ depending on how we answer […]

SyriaSource

Dec 11, 2015

Riyadh Conference: The Regime is Unlikely to Accept the Opposition’s Newly Unified Position

By Faysal Itani

On December 10, Syrian opposition groups met in Saudi Arabia in their most serious attempt yet to present a united political front in negotiations to end the conflict in Syria. That the diverse array of opposition groups was able to agree on negotiation terms is an unprecedented sign of unity. However, the hardline group Ahrar […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2015

British Defense Secretary Calls for Tightening Noose Around ISIS

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The US-led coalition that is conducting airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria should more deliberately target the terrorist group’s infrastructure and “tighten the noose” around its de facto capital Raqqa, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said at the Atlantic Council on Dec. 11.  “I hope now we are going to see new focus on […]

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SyriaSource

Dec 11, 2015

Top News: December 11, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, U.S. official says– Kurds report ISIS bombs kill 50 people in northern Syrian town– Kerry says “kinks” in Syrian opposition framework– UN aid chief to visit Syria over the weekend– Putin urges military to destroy threats to forces in Syria– Over 600 migrants seized […]

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MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

Top News: Congress to Review Arms Shipments to Saudi Arabia

By MENASource

The US Senate is using new oversight powers for the first time to track American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. The move signals growing unease on Capitol Hill with the Saudi-led war effort against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a conflict the United Nations says has killed more than 5,700 and forced another 2.3 million from […]

MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

Turkey Deepens Its Presence in Nineveh

By Aaron Stein

Turkey has deployed some 150 troops to train a militia under the control of Osama and Atheel Nujaifi, two close Turkish allies in Iraq. Nineveh’s former governor, Atheel al-Nujaifi, authorized Ankara to deploy trainers near the town of Bashiqa in March, ostensibly to train a hold force to take control of Mosul once the city […]

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MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

EconSource: Syria Government Scrapes Barrel Amid Economic Woes

By EconSource

More than four years into a grinding civil war, the Syrian government is seeking to boost its revenues with everything from taxes on shawarma sandwiches to telephone lines.

MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

Top News: Civil Society Organizations Document 625 Torture Cases From January to November

By EgyptSource

Fourteen Egyptian rights organizations, among them the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), the Association for the Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), and the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) issued a statement on the occasion of international human rights day condemning Egyptian security forces for committing grave, and often deadly, human rights […]

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