List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Election Day Choices; The Grim Accounting in Mosul
New Chinese Drones; Manila Walks it Back a Bit; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Happens in Turkey Doesn’t Stay in Turkey
Ankara’s growing authoritarianism is not just an internal problem. It’s time for the U.S. to wise up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The United States Needs a Post-Election Peace Plan
I study fractured societies from post-war Côte d’Ivoire to post-Arab Spring Tunisia. Here’s how the next president can heal a divided electorate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Kurds Move on Raqqa, Russia Allies With Kurdish Militias
Dunford Lands in Turkey; U.S. Green Berets Under Fire; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s ‘Kurdish Obama’ Is Now in Jail
Selahattin Demirtas, who once hoped to challenge Erdogan’s grip on power, finds his political party under attack and himself behind bars.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Give Assad’s Soldiers a Ticket Out
The Syrian dictator’s army isn’t as loyal as you might think. Here’s a way to use that against him.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Three U.S. Military Trainers Shot Dead in Jordan
The attack comes a year after another shooting killed two American civilian contractors in the country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Iraqi Commandos Face Sharp Fighting as Civilians Flee; Raqqa Alliance Uncertain
Obama’s Legacy Building; New Chinese Hardware; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Whose Timeline Will Win in the Fight for Raqqa?
The Turks, the Kurds, and Syrian Arabs all have their timelines. Which one is the Pentagon on?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iraq Is Blaming the Islamic State’s Victims
Civilians are fleeing the so-called "caliphate" – only to be detained by Iraqi security forces.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Vladimir of Arabia
It's not just Syria: Russia has been quietly building power throughout the Middle East – and challenging America’s superpower status.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Moscow Pushes Back on Aleppo, Mosul; Pentagon to Ask for $6B More in War Funding
Russia Rebuilds Crimea Costal Defenses; Return of the Syria Hawks; And Lots More
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A man holds his son while waiting for board a military transport vehicle to a refugee camp on Oct. 25. Candy and Crossroads in Qayyarah
Displaced by ongoing fighting, Iraqi families are braving the journey to safety and stability not far from the offensive in Mosul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Blob Is Back: The Revenge of the Syria Hawks
With Obama leaving, Washington’s foreign-policy brain trust sees a fresh opportunity to take the fight to Assad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democrats and Republicans Alike Want the U.S. to Work With Russia Against ISIS
Americans want to beat the Islamic State more than they fear a resurgent Russia.
