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Tag Archives: war in Syria
Islamist Fighters Seize Southern Border Crossing in Syria
Voice of America reports on developments in the war in Syria: The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in the southwest frontier area near Israel on Thursday from a small group of rival Islamist … Continue reading
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Don’t rule out a full-scale conflict in this tug of war
Hussein Ibish, a writer at The National, comments on the recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hizbollah and the potential for this to develop into a larger conflict: The latest flare-up of violence between Israel and Hizbollah along both the … Continue reading
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Tagged Airsrtike, border clash, casualties, exchange of violence, flare-up of violence, Golan Heights, Hizbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, military commanders, regional tensions, renewed tensions, skirmish, Syria, war in Syria
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Cynical Europe, ‘ghost ships’ and the largest refugee crisis since WWII
This report by Deutsche Welle illustrates the situation in Italy in recent months as it faces an influx of refugees fleeing from conflict in the Middle East: “We are alone, there is no one, help us!” These were the words … Continue reading
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