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MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

Top News: Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham Kills 270 In Syrian Gas Field Takeover

By MENASource

ISIS fighters have killed 270 Syrian regime fighters, civilian security guards, and employees since seizing a gas field in Homs province, a monitoring group said Friday.

MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

Top News: Gunmen Kill 22 Egyptian Military Border Guards Near Libya

By EgyptSource

Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a border guard post Saturday in Egypt’s western desert in an assault that killed 21 troops deployed in the province along the border with neighboring Libya.

MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

Is Morocco Leading by Example?

By Karim Mezran

Most observers, saddened and appalled by the collapse of security and the spread of violence across the Middle East—from Libya to Egypt to Syria, Iraq, and Bahrain, not to mention the crisis in Gaza—focus on Tunisia as the only positive and uplifting case to result from the Arab Spring.

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Dec. 4, 2012

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2014

Special Summit Series: France and NATO

By Jeff Lightfoot

As France looks toward the 2014 NATO summit in Wales, it does so with a foreboding sense that ‘international taboos’ are increasingly being broken by state and non-state actors alike.

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MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

EconSource: Yemen Struggles Towards Fuel Price Reform as Finances Crumble

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries.

New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | July 21

By Irena Chalupa

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Site Remains Unsecured as Kremlin-Backed Separatist Leader Holds Two Flight Recorders  via  Kyiv Post German Foreign Minister: ‘Further Escalation Not Out of the Question’ in Ukraine  via  Der Spiegel Putin’s Deadly Doctrine via  New York Times Russian Disinformation for a Conservative Audience via  Accuracy in Media MH17 and the East Ukraine Campaign’s […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2014

MH17 Crash: A Turning Point in the Ukraine Crisis?

By Alex Ward

The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17 has heightened international concern about the Ukraine-Russia conflict, tragically demonstrating the broader impact and consequences of the ongoing war.

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SouthAsiaSource

Jul 18, 2014

This Week in South Asia: July 12 – 18

By Nameerah Hameed and Fahad Ahsan

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.AfghanistanThere were two high-profile attacks in Afghanistan this week – a suicide bomb blast in a market place and an attack on Kabul airport. At least 42 people died when the attacker carrying explosives drove […]

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MENASource

Jul 18, 2014

Egypt and the Gaza Ceasefires

By Joel Gulhane

On Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces launched a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip following the Israeli Security Cabinet’s approval. The decision came “after Israel agreed to the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, whereas Hamas rejected the ceasefire proposal and continued firing rockets at Israeli cities,” according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

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Buk-M2E missile system

NATOSource

Jul 18, 2014

NATO General Warned of Russian ‘Anti-Aircraft’ Training for Separatists

By Luis Martinez, ABC News

At a June 30 Pentagon news conference, NATO Supreme Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said Russia had been providing air defense training to Russian separatists

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