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Iraq's great divider
Iraq is on its way to dissolution, and the United States is doing nothing to stop it. And if you ask people in Iraq, it may even be abetting it. With very few exceptions, an important event in Iraq went unnoticed in the U.S. media this month. Prime...
Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Bashar Assad, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief
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Kerry arrives for Afghanistan visit, will skip Pakistan for now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In his debut diplomatic swing, Secretary of State John F. Kerry is sidestepping Pakistan for fear that Pakistanis could misinterpret a visit as American meddling in the country’s historic effort to choose a new civilian...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Pakistan, National Government, Afghanistan, Abdullah II of Jordan
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Kerry pledges $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces
ROME -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged an additional $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces Thursday, including food and medical support directly to armed rebels for the first time but turning aside their demand for weapons. Kerry,...
Tags: Rebellions, Bashar Assad, National Government, Rome (Italy), Wars and Interventions
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Kerry says U.S. looking to accelerate fall of Syrian regime
This post has been updated. Please see below for details. WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and allies are jointly planning new ways to accelerate the fall of the Syrian regime, amid signs that...
Tags: Bashar Assad, White House
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Syria agrees to renew passports of overseas citizens
BEIRUT — The Syrian government appeared to make a significant concession to the opposition Wednesday, agreeing to renew the passports of millions of Syrians living abroad. A leading dissident figure had publicly pressed for the change. The state-...
Tags: Bashar Assad, National Government, Interior Policy, Military Equipment, Saudi Arabia
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Kerry confronts clashing interests in Syria, Iran and Russia
This time will be different. That is the word from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Syrian rebels who have become so frustrated by empty promises of help to overthrow President Bashar Assad that they had threatened to boycott a Thursday meeting in...
Tags: Rebellions, Bashar Assad, National Government, Afghanistan, Rome (Italy)
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Kerry, on inaugural trip as chief diplomat, urges Syria solution
LONDON -- John Kerry used the first stop on his first foreign tour as secretary of state to urge Syrian opposition parties to join a proposed meeting this week in Rome that will seek solutions to that country's protracted civil war. Joined by his...
Tags: U.S. Military, Rome (Italy), Wars and Interventions, Nuclear Policy, Iran
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Syria ready to talk to rebels, foreign minister says
BEIRUT — The Syrian government is prepared to engage in talks with opposition representatives, including armed rebels, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said Monday in Moscow. “We are ready for dialogue with anyone who wants dialogue,...
Tags: National Government, Rome (Italy), Wars and Interventions, United Nations, Politics
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Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai
KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for a public show of unity, declaring that the two allies “are on the same page” despite weeks of unprecedented friction. Kerry, who has played a...
Tags: National Government, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taliban, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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McManus: A team of rivals on Syria
Last August, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and then-CIA Director David H. Petraeus proposed that the United States change its policy and send weapons and other aid to the rebels fighting the Syrian government. Defense Secretary Leon E....
Tags: Bashar Assad, National Government, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of State
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Syrian opposition leader Moaz Khatib resigns
BEIRUT — The head of the major, U.S.-backed Syrian opposition coalition resigned his post Sunday, a blow to a group that the United States and other nations have called the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The departure of the...
Tags: Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Culture, Bashar Assad, National Government
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Maliki resists Kerry's call to halt flow of Iranian arms to Syria
BAGHDAD – Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Sunday to stop Iran from flying arms across Iraqi territory to the beleaguered Syrian regime, but found him unwilling to give ground. In a visit to Baghdad that...
Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Bashar Assad, Al-Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian National Authority
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