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fcastro2

Foreign fighters still flowing to Syria, U.S. intelligence says - 0 views

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syria war foreign fighters

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  • fcastro2 on 23 Feb 15
     
    According to a U.S. counterterrorism official, it is estimated that more than 20,000 foreign fighters flocked to Syria, and Iraq, in order to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria. These fighters have come from more than 90 countries from all over the world with an estimate of at least 3,400 of the foreign fighters coming from Western countries.
  • fcastro2 on 23 Feb 15
     
    According to a U.S. counterterrorism official, it is estimated that more than 20,000 foreign fighters flocked to Syria, and Iraq, in order to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria. These fighters have come from more than 90 countries from all over the world with an estimate of at least 3,400 of the foreign fighters coming from Western countries.
aavenda2

Saudi Arabia says won't cut oil output - 0 views

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Saudi Arabia Oil

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  • aavenda2 on 24 Feb 15
     
    Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mentions that Saudi Arabia is not going to cut oil production to stabilize oil prices in the market. Instead they will keep the same target output of 30 million barrels per day.
yperez2

Egypt - EDUCATION - 0 views

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  • yperez2 on 05 Apr 15
     
    This article presents the evolution of education in Egypt.
fcastro2

Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues | Reuters - 0 views

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syria talks moscow humanitarian ISIS

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  • (Reuters) - The Syrian government and some opposition figures will start a second round of talks in Moscow on Monday focusing on humanitarian issues, although a broader agreement is unlikely as Syria's main opposition group continues to boycott the talks.
  • do not expect any big breakthrough towards ending a conflict
  • January's unproductive first round of consultations in Moscow was shunned by the main political opposition group, the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition
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  • take part only if the talks were to lead to the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Russia
  • Russia says fighting terrorism in Syria should be the top priority now and has called on the opposition to work with Assad to that end
  • Randa Kassis, a former SNC member who now favors talking to Damascus because of the rise of radical Islamists in Syri
  • focus on confidence-building measures including ensuring access for humanitarian aid
  • Moscow has not said which opposition figures will attend. But the line-up is likely to be similar to January, when more than 30 representatives of various groups attended, most from groups tolerated by Assad or who agree that working with Damascus is necessary to combat the rise of Islamic Stat
  • released 650 prisoners from at least three prisons in Damascus on March 25-27, including women, children, political prisoners and fighter
  • release of these people to the talks would be "just an ac
  • fcastro2 on 06 Apr 15
     
    A second round of talks will be held in Moscow. These talks are said to focus on humanitarian issues in Syria. 
fcastro2

Syrian aircraft bomb area near captured Jordan crossing | Reuters - 0 views

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jordan crossing ISIS syria war

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  • Syrian military aircraft bombed areas close to its main crossing into Jordan on Thursday, witnesses and a group monitoring the conflict said, hours after insurgents had captured the border post
  • Insurgents fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad said they had seized the Nasib crossing in southern Syria late on Wednesday, putting most of 370-km (230-mile) border area stretching up to Israel in the hands of the rebels
  • weaken the regime's hold in the south and to increase the areas under our control
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  • he al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front also said it had captured the crossing but rival rebels denied this and accused them of looting after the crossing fell into rebel hands.
  • Jordan closed its side of the crossing on Wednesday. A Jordanian source said on Thursday the kingdom had stepped up security and redeployed some troops to the border
  • The Syrian army, which accuses the staunch U.S. ally of harboring rebels on its soil, said the kingdom had deployed its troops inside the crossing after the rebels took control. Amman denies providing training and arms for the insurgents
  • ordan has pressured rebels in the past not to overrun the Nasib crossing so the highway could stay open to trade and traffic with Damascus
  • Nasib, one of Syria's last official border crossings, is now crucial for importing goods into a country hit hard by Western sanctions
  • fcastro2 on 06 Apr 15
     
    Tensions are rising even higher as the Syrian government take actions to regain the crossing to Jordan. This crossing was lost to the rebels not long ago and has closed an important crossing. 
tdford333

Yemen civilians shudder, bristle under bombing campaign - US News - 0 views

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civilian yemen

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  • As Saudi-led airstrikes pound Yemen rebels, UN and Red Cross alarmed over civilian casualties
  • The U.N. human rights office in Geneva said that in the past five days, at least 93 civilians have been killed and 364 wounded in five Yemeni cities engulfed in the violence, including, Sanaa. The overall figures are likely much higher and it was not immediately clear if the casualties cited by Geneva referred to just airstrikes or the strikes and fighting between Yemen's warring factions. The Saudi-led coalition says rebels have set up positions near civilians but that it is doing its best to avoid civilian casualties
  • tdford333 on 03 Apr 15
     
    Almost 100 civilians have been killed and 364 injured in Yemen due to the fighting there. The toll is weighing heavy on civilians and causing a humanitarian crisis.
jordanbrown16

An Open Letter to 47 Republican Senators of the United States of America from Iran's Ha... - 0 views

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IslamicRepublicofIran Iran Nuclear Deal

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  • jordanbrown16 on 12 Apr 15
     
    This is a response by the Islamic Republic of Iran to the open letter that was sent to them by 47 US Republican senators on March 9, 2015.
jordanbrown16

ISIS is the best thing to happen to Iran-U.S. relations in years - 0 views

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Tehran ISIS politics Iran Iraq

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  • jordanbrown16 on 12 Apr 15
     
    US President Obama believes that "Iran can play a constructive role" against the Iraqi insurgence, ISIS.
kbrisba

US will triple military aid to Tunisia - 0 views

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  • kbrisba on 13 Apr 15
     
    The United States will increase military aid to Tunisia and help train its troops. The U.S. government aimed to provide Tunisia with more equipment, weapons and technical support. Tunisian Prime Minister said he wants to enhance their ability to defeat those who threaten the freedom and safety of the nation.
kdancer

Military alone is not enough - 0 views

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ISIS

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  • kdancer on 13 Apr 15
     
    A militant force will not be enough to completely extinguish the fires that are ISIS. Someone will rise from the ashes of ISIS and continue their extremist agenda.
kdancer

The ISIS Challenge - 0 views

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ISIS Syria Iraq

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  • kdancer on 13 Apr 15
     
    The use of U.S. military force against ISIS is a significant escalation whose long-term significance is elusive. The announced justification for the military strikes combined a humanitarian rationale (the exigent need of the Yazidis stranded on their bleak mountain) with the threat that ISIS posed to American citizens in the Kurdish capital of Erbil.
kdancer

ISIS' Worts Nightmare: The U.S. and Russia Teaming Up on Terrorism - 0 views

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ISIS U.S. Russia

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  • kdancer on 13 Apr 15
     
    Can the United States, European Union and Russia cooperate against the burgeoning common threat posed by the so-called Islamic State, even as their diplomats cross swords over the most recent escalation of fighting in Ukraine? The short answer is yes, but the path to cooperation will not be easy.
jordanbrown16

Iran Agrees to Detailed Nuclear Outline, First Step Toward a Wider Deal - 0 views

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nuclear talks Iran deal Obama

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  • jordanbrown16 on 15 Apr 15
     
    Iran and the US, along with five other world powers, come to an agreement for Tehran's nuclear power to be limited for the next 15 years with further negotiation in June 2015.
mjumaia

Al Jazeera vs Al Arabiya - 0 views

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Politics Qatar Saudi Arabia Media War Al-jazeerah Al-Arabyia

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  • mjumaia on 15 Apr 15
     
    Here is the perfect article that explains the difference betweens Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. It basically talks about how Qatar has used Aljazeerah to create media war against Saudi Arabia. They can't be in real war because they both in the GCC agreement which are they supposed to protect each others. Alarabyia has been established in Dubai and ruled by Saudi Royal prince only to compete with Aljazeerah. This article talks more in depth about these issue
aavenda2

Oil rises towards US$58 - 0 views

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Saudi Arabia Oil Demand

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  • aavenda2 on 11 Apr 15
     
    The expect increase in demand for oil by Saudi Arabia is not pointing to the expected lower prices
wmulnea

Provisional Government in Libyan Capital Forces Out Its Own Prime Minister - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • His departure removed a potential obstacle to unity talks organized by the United Nations to try to end the fighting that has divided the country.
  • His deputy, Khalifa Ghweil, will take over as interim prime minister
  • The other faction, based in the eastern cities of Tobruk and Bayda, includes the internationally recognized Parliament
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  • Mr. Hassi also dismissed recent footage released by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, showing the beheading of a group of Egyptian Christians
  • He said it was “a fabricated Hollywood-like video” concocted by his opponents “to create divisions between us and the Egyptian people,”
  • wmulnea on 11 Apr 15
     
    The Tripoli based anti-Islamist militia government has fired its Prime Minister for incompetence.
tdford333

Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files about U.S. spy operations - LA Times - 0 views

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  • Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files about U.S. spy operations
  • tdford333 on 13 Apr 15
     
    The loss of the intelligence networks, in addition to the escalating conflict, contributed to the Obama administration's decision to halt drone strikes in Yemen for two months, to vacate the U.S. Embassy in Sana last month and to evacuate U.S. special operations and intelligence teams from a Yemeni air base over the weekend.
kdancer

Why the ISIS Seige could be good news for Bashar Al-Assad - 0 views

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ISIS syria Assad

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  • kdancer on 13 Apr 15
     
    Some political scientists believe that Assad may use the ISIS siege of Yarmouk in his favor.
jordanbrown16

To Stop Iran's Bomb, Bomb Iran - 0 views

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Iran Nuclear Program JohnBolton

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  • jordanbrown16 on 13 Apr 15
     
    US Republican, John R. Bolton, declares an arms race has begun and the only way to stop Iran's nuclear program is metaphorically beating them to the punch. As of now the Obama administration does not foresee Iran negotiating any way out of it's nuclear program with the United States.
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