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U.S. Plans to arm Iraq’s Sunni Tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, Mortars
The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and…
Iraqi Kurds Prepare Sinjar Mountain Offensive
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are drawing up plans to break Islamic State's siege of Sinjar mountain, where…
Saudi Arabia Leans On Gulf States To Close Ranks As Region Boils
Gulf Arab states have shelved a bitter row among themselves, hoping to repair an alliance that has been sorely…
Lebanon’s Druze Community Fearful As Syria’s War Moves Closer
On mountains close to the Syrian border, members of Lebanon's minority Druze sect say they are ready to defend…
The 3-Step Guide To De-Radicalizing Jihadists
It might seem hard to believe but, according to psychological science, even the most hardened jihadists can be…
Palestinians Clash With Israeli Troops Again Over Holy Site
At the Qalandia checkpoint separating Ramallah from Jerusalem, troops fired rubber bullets as several hundred…
Islamic State Says Seizes Second Gas Field in Syria
Islamic State fighters in Syria said on Monday they had taken control of a gas field in the central province of…
Gulf Arabs See Specter of Iran in Rise of Yemen’s Shiite Rebels
After forcing concessions from Yemen’s government last month, Shiite Muslim rebels ignored pleas to pull out of the…
Qatar To Donate $1 Billion To Gaza Reconstruction
In his speech during the Cairo conference on Gaza aid, Qatari foreign minister Khaled Al-Attiya announced Doha's…
Kurds Urge More Air Strikes In Kobani; Monitor Warns Of Defeat
Kurdish forces defending Kobani urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters who…