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Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely
Middle East

Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely

An inconvenient truth: the country's dependency on American forces has hobbled the growth of its own military

Is US bombing Somalia just because it can?
QiOSK

Is US bombing Somalia just because it can?

Saturday's strikes mark the 8th attack since Trump took office, with little evidence provided the targets pose a direct national security threat

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Middle East

Why are we still at war in Syria?

The tempo of lethal US airstrikes — not all against ISIS — continue apace, despite murky Washington strategy

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QiOSK

If true, Trump move to withdraw US military from Syria is the right one

Not only are the 2,000 troops there in harm's way, their presence may actual hinder diplomatic progress under the new government

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Middle East

HTS: Can these Islamists truly unify a post-Assad Syria?

This author hopes a state-centered ideological political agenda — as opposed to a violent global jihadist one — can succeed after years of dictatorship.

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Middle East

Set it off: How US invasion of Iraq led to chaos in Syria today

Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups