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New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime
2 weeks ago

New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime

New Indian Express  

DAMASCUS: Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and its allies, which brought to a spectacular end five decades …

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Joe Biden speaks on Syria crisis, terms Assad's fall 'fundamental act of justice’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Joe Biden speaks on Syria crisis, terms Assad's fall 'fundamental act of justice’

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast. Trump said Sunday that Assad had fled his country, which his family had ruled for decades, because close ally Vladimir Putin, …

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What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?

New Indian Express  

A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the 13-year-long civil war. As an expert on the behavior of Islamist militant groups in the region, I have watched Hayat Tahrir al-Sham evolve from an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Syria …

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Syria war live tracker: Maps and charts
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria war live tracker: Maps and charts

Al Jazeera  

Here’s what the situation on the ground looks like as of December 8, 2024. On November 27, groups opposing the government of al-Assad, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched a surprise offensive that captured large parts of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city. They are: Syrian government forces: The army, the government’s main military force, fights alongside the National Defence …

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Is the battle for Aleppo part of Syria’s war?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Is the battle for Aleppo part of Syria’s war?

Al Jazeera  

Opposition forces stormed into regime-held areas, shaking the status quo and bringing the war back into the spotlight. Currently, as the Syrian and Russian air forces pound opposition forces in northwest Syria, the brutal conflict that many had hoped had frozen since a ceasefire deal in 2020 is showing every sign of reigniting. The fighting drew in both existing regional …

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Letters to the Editor: Gaza protesters and the FBI’s ugly history of infiltrating antiwar groups
10 months, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: Gaza protesters and the FBI’s ugly history of infiltrating antiwar groups

LA Times  

Thousands protest in Los Angeles on Oct. 28 to support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. To the editor: As ACLU lawyer Kia Hamadanchy notes, Rep. Nancy Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. The FBI’s involvement in infiltrating and destabilizing peace groups during the Vietnam War is well documented. All-out support …

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'Baseless': Iran denies link to drone strike that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Baseless': Iran denies link to drone strike that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan

India Today  

Iran views claims it was involved in an attack that killed three US service members in northeastern Jordan near Syria's border as "baseless", foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday. US President Biden blamed Iran-backed groups for the unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces, the first deadly strike against American forces since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October …

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3 US service members killed, 34 wounded in Jordan drone attack linked to Iran, says Biden
10 months, 3 weeks ago

3 US service members killed, 34 wounded in Jordan drone attack linked to Iran, says Biden

Hindustan Times  

Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday. President Joe Biden, fourth left, bows his head as Reverend Dr. Jamey O. Graham Sr., in foreground at right, speaks at St. John Baptist Church, …

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Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and the president told the security forces to wipe out the drug gangs terrorizing the country. Humberto Poggi del Salto, 50, a businessman in Guayaquil, urged …

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Sectarian flames in West Asia’s furnace: Why did the Islamic State attack Iran?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sectarian flames in West Asia’s furnace: Why did the Islamic State attack Iran?

Hindustan Times  

January 3 marked three years to an air strike authorised by former United States president Donald Trump, which killed the Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, chief of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was in Iraq at the time. However, unlike the latter, which embarked on its war on terror following 9/11, Shia Iran’s fight against …

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Joe Biden orders US strike on Iran-backed forces in Iraq. ‘A response to…’: Pentagon
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden orders US strike on Iran-backed forces in Iraq. ‘A response to…’: Pentagon

Hindustan Times  

The US military carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq on Monday after an attack wounded American personnel earlier in the day, defence secretary Lloyd Austin said. The strikes were carried out after President Joe Biden ordered retaliatory action against Iranian-backed militia groups after three US service members were injured in a drone attack in …

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Fire engulfs Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in Sudan's capital as rival forces battle
1 year, 3 months ago

Fire engulfs Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in Sudan's capital as rival forces battle

ABC  

An 18-storey building in the centre of Sudan's capital has been engulfed in flames during fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary force that has entered its sixth month. Key points: Sudanese media report the building caught fire during clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF It is unclear how the fire started or if anyone was killed …

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Are regional groups out of steam?
1 year, 5 months ago

Are regional groups out of steam?

Hindustan Times  

Humans are social beings. The end of the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union not just saw the rise of multiple poles of power, the examples of which range from India to Brazil to China to Japan but also the emergence of many regional groups, vying to address some of the most pertinent issues facing the world …

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Syrian government organised feared ‘shabbiha’ militias: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Syrian government organised feared ‘shabbiha’ militias: Report

Al Jazeera  

War crimes investigators say the Bashar al-Assad government created the ‘shabbiha’ paramilitary group to violently crack down on opponents during the Arab Spring. In the early years of Syria’s brutal conflict, top government officials established and directed paramilitary groups known as “shabbiha” to help the state crack down on opponents, war crimes investigators say. In a report, the Commission for …

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The Wagner Group’s mutiny could spell disaster for Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

The Wagner Group’s mutiny could spell disaster for Putin

The Independent  

At 10am this morning, Moscow time, Vladimir Putin went on Russian state television with a recorded message that few, including the president himself, can ever have imagined him delivering. such a serious crime as armed rebellion.” Peppering his short speech with words like “revolt”, “betrayal” and “treason”, he conceded that a part of his country – and not just any …

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Anita Anand | Civil society: New frontier of internal war in India?
3 years, 1 month ago

Anita Anand | Civil society: New frontier of internal war in India?

Deccan Chronicle  

On November 13, national security adviser Ajit Doval, addressing the passing out parade at the Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, said civil society was the new frontier of war or fourth-generation warfare, and it was the responsibility of the police to protect people from being subverted, divided and manipulated. A report of the World Economic Forum of 2013 …

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Asia and the ‘Global War on Terror’
3 years, 3 months ago

Asia and the ‘Global War on Terror’

The Diplomat  

On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked and crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and into a field in rural Pennsylvania. We’ll have plenty on the tragic end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan later in this issue, but as Sean Roberts writes, the GWOT had …

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Israel-Palestinian clashes trigger fears of ‘full-scale war’
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel-Palestinian clashes trigger fears of ‘full-scale war’

The Hindu  

Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuelled growing fears on Wednesday that deadly violence between Israel and Palestinians could spiral into “full-scale war”. Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz vowed more attacks on Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza to bring “total, long-term quiet” before considering a ceasefire. Gaza militants have launched over 1,000 rockets since …

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‘Trump or War’: How the Capitol mob mobilized on social media
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Trump or War’: How the Capitol mob mobilized on social media

Live Mint  

In the weeks since the Nov. 8 election, an online provocateur and white nationalist named Tim Gionet posted hours of live-stream videos to social media in which he repeatedly warned of rioting or worse if the results weren’t overturned. “It was planned by a distributed network of extremists for months, and in some ways for years," said Mr. Evans, who …

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