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Arab League Condemns Turkish Invasion of Syria, Warns of Resurgent IS
October 16, 2019
The Arab League has condemned Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria as a catalyst for the regeneration of IS in the Mideast region, as new refugee flows and increased humanitarian emergencies create the ripe chaotic context for IS’ resurgence and recruitment.
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Upheaval in Iraq Reveals Iran's Shiite Crescent Project
October 16, 2019
Anti-government protests that have rocked Iraq over the past month reveal the underlying influence of the Iranian state's project to use Iraq as a critical linchpin for expanding the Shiite Islamist influence in a region wide crescent.
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Islamists Win Presidential Election in Tunisia in Fluid North African Conditions
October 16, 2019
The conservative Islamist professor backed by Tunisia's moderate Islamist Party Ennahdha polled first in the presidential elections of the North African country where the Arab Spring events originated, raising questions about the direction of the only democratic regime in the Greater Middle East.
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Iran's Diverse Proxy Network Gains Strength Despite Economic Sanctions & Financial Pressure
October 16, 2019
Iran's Islamic theocratic regime's diverse network of political and military proxies has intensified its influence and impact from the Gulf to Levant, despite the systematic intensification of Western economic sanctions and financial pressure.
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IS Prisoners Break Out as US & Kurdish Forces Withdraw from NE Syria in Face of Turkish Invasion
October 16, 2019
Local sources in northeastern Syria report that approximated 750 IS fighters and sympathizers held in a high-security prison guarded by Kurdish forces have escaped in the wake of US and Kurdish withdrawal in the face of Turkey’s invasion, and the America’s Secretary of Defense warns of an ever-deteriorating situation on the ground.
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