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Russia Has a Ton of Problems in Syria — Israeli Air Strikes Are Not One of Them

The Kremlin’s missiles could threaten Israeli warplanes, but it’s curious that they haven’t

5 min readMar 30, 2017

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Russia Has a Ton of Problems in Syria — Israeli Air Strikes Are Not One of Them

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Lessons From the Deadliest Chemical War That Didn’t Happen

Britain and Germany were loaded to the gills with chemical weapons but avoided them on the battlefield

7 min readMar 25, 2017

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Lessons From the Deadliest Chemical War That Didn’t Happen

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That Time America Worried About Russian Troops in Syria — In 1983

A short history of a superpower flashpoint

7 min readMar 19, 2017

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That Time America Worried About Russian Troops in Syria — In 1983

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This Is Not Your Father’s Iraqi Army

The Iraqi military improved after the Islamic State’s invasion, but it still has a ton of problems

8 min readMar 12, 2017

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This Is Not Your Father’s Iraqi Army

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The Pentagon Ramps Up Its War in Syria With Marines and Artillery

Big guns aid Kurdish troops advancing toward Raqqa

5 min readMar 10, 2017

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The Pentagon Ramps Up Its War in Syria With Marines and Artillery

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U.S. Troops in Armored Vehicles Roll Into Syrian Flashpoint

The United States is telling militants to back away from Manbij

4 min readMar 5, 2017

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U.S. Troops in Armored Vehicles Roll Into Syrian Flashpoint

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The Turkish Army in Syria Is All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go

If Russia and the Syrian army have anything to say about it

5 min readMar 3, 2017

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The Turkish Army in Syria Is All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go

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A New Generation of Kurdish Fighters Proved Their Mettle Fighting ISIS

Jihadists underestimated the Peshmerga

7 min readFeb 26, 2017

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A New Generation of Kurdish Fighters Proved Their Mettle Fighting ISIS

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Russian Jets Are Using Iranian Airspace to Bomb Syria — Again

But for now, Moscow’s crews are just passing through

7 min readFeb 22, 2017

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Russian Jets Are Using Iranian Airspace to Bomb Syria — Again

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Turkey Will Be Alone If It Attacks Syria’s Kurds in This City

Don’t mess with Manbij

5 min readFeb 19, 2017

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Turkey Will Be Alone If It Attacks Syria’s Kurds in This City

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