regime change
Inquiry finds UK, US failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba’athists
Middle East
July 8, 2016
Inquiry finds UK, US failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba’athists
A British inquiry into the Iraq War found that an aggressive purge of members of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party led…
Obama, in shift, to keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017
Middle East
July 7, 2016
Obama, in shift, to keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017
President Barack Obama on Wednesday shelved plans to cut the U.S. force in Afghanistan nearly in half by year's end,…
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
July 5, 2016
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt has reacted angrily to comments from Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan in which he slammed Egypt's "oppressive regime" for…
US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria
Middle East
June 19, 2016
US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense…
Dozens of US diplomats urge military strikes against Syria’s Assad
Middle East
June 17, 2016
Dozens of US diplomats urge military strikes against Syria’s Assad
More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo critical of U.S. policy in Syria, calling for military…
Federal plan for northern Syria advances with US-backed forces
Middle East
June 16, 2016
Federal plan for northern Syria advances with US-backed forces
As an alliance of U.S.-backed militias advance against Islamic State in northern Syria, their political allies are making progress of…
Damascus says German special forces in Syria, Germany denies
Middle East
June 15, 2016
Damascus says German special forces in Syria, Germany denies
The Syrian government said on Wednesday that German special forces were present, alongside French and American military personnel, in northern…
Venezuela leader says U.S. ‘dreams’ of dividing loyal military
World
May 22, 2016
Venezuela leader says U.S. ‘dreams’ of dividing loyal military
The United States "dreams of dividing" a "Chavista" military fiercely loyal to Venezuela's socialist government, president Nicolas Maduro said on…
Brazil’s Temer calls for unity as ousted Rousseff complains of a ‘coup’
World
May 13, 2016
Brazil’s Temer calls for unity as ousted Rousseff complains of a ‘coup’
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer called on his country to rally behind his government of "national salvation," hours after the…
Six sentenced to death in ‘espionage for Qatar’, Morsi verdict postponed
Egypt
May 7, 2016
Six sentenced to death in ‘espionage for Qatar’, Morsi verdict postponed
An Egyptian court recommended death sentences on Saturday for six people, including two Al-Jazeera journalists, on charges of supplying Egyptian…