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Iraq: Maliki’s Government Once Again on the Brink

A year after America’s withdrawal from Iraq, the country’s struggle for stability persists. Sunni protests are continuing following a government raid against Finance Minister Rafie al-Esawi’s home and the reported arrest of many of his bodyguards and staff on December … Continue reading

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Will Syria’s Rebels Face a Kurdish Front?

  Four decades of unabated Assad rule are testament to the Syrian regime’s mastery of sectarianism in the Middle East. Once again, the Assads have utilized this talent to throw another wrench into the Sunni-Western campaign to oust them from … Continue reading

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Israel Eyeing the Islamic Republic?

Tensions are soaring in the Middle East. But as the world awaits and debates the possibility of a highly speculated unilateral Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program, the reality is that the Iranian threat to Israel goes far beyond a … Continue reading

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Curbing the Rise of Kurdistan

  While a billion watched the festive display of internationalism and multiculturalism at the Olympic opening ceremony in London; the reality was much different in the Middle East, where one of the region’s oldest conflicts threatened to erupt into all-out-war. … Continue reading

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The Rise of the Shabiha

(From News Maker Today) By: Daniel Brode In late May, Alawitee men reportedly swarmed the Sunni villages of Taldou and al-Shoumarieh following heavy shelling from the Syrian military. Going house by house into the night, the men killed and pillaged everything … Continue reading

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