List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Over 20 Dead in Brussels Attacks; U.S. Hiding Size of Iraq Deployment
Moscow gets prickly over Syria ceasefire, Hezbollah promises to keep fighting, and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Just How Big is the U.S. Footprint in Iraq? Even the Spokesman Can’t Say
There are hundreds more U.S. troops deployed to Iraq than the Pentagon admits.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel Just Evacuated 19 Jews From Yemen. It’s Not the First Time.
Israel has rescued tens of thousands of Jews from conflicts around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: A Marine Falls in Iraq as U.S. Gears Up to Aid Mosul Offensive
Also: inside ISIS terror plots; U.S. trying to train Syrian rebels again; NORKS fire more missiles; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin’s Master Plan for Syria
The Kremlin isn't withdrawing from the war-torn country, it's hoping to translate its recent gains into a diplomatic victory.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Talk of Federalism Won’t Help Peace in Syria
The chaos in Syria is prompting some to look to federalism as a solution. But that’s a word peace negotiators have every reason to avoid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pentagon Wasted $500 Million Training Syrian Rebels. It’s About to Try Again.
Despite the disaster of the previous train and equip program, U.S special forces are ready to launch a new effort to find local fighters capable of taking on ISIS.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s War
Turkey’s government has plenty of scapegoats for the current violence. But it should start by looking in the mirror.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Too Big to Sanction
How the internationalization of China’s currency hurts Washington’s ability to punish human rights violators.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Man Who Stole a 50-Carat Diamond Is Now a Thai Monk. No, Seriously.
After 25 years of intrigue, authorities investigating the “Blue Diamond Affair” are no closer to recovering the massive stone. Can this monk help?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What the President Really Thinks About Saudi Arabia
President Obama's shifting thinking on our allies in Riyadh is misguided.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Administration Declares Islamic State Genocide Against Christians
Secretary of State John Kerry declared on Thursday that the Islamic State has carried out acts of genocide against Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria.