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Middle East Zugzwang

... not clear what will the legal basis will be for their involvement in combat operations. It is unclear to many, but not to members of the US-led coalition. The US State Department described as “insulting” the very comparison of the Russian-Syrian operation to liberate eastern Aleppo with the American operation in Mosul. In its view, the fact that Russia supports the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, while in Iraq the operation is carried out by a “coalition of 66 nations,” which enjoys “broad support and ...

16.11.2016

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Syria Talks: The Aleppo Dilemma

... that had succeeded in isolating rebels around the city would eventually starve them out into surrendering. But some militant groups certainly feel empowered by recent attacks, particularly Jabhat Al Nusra. Given the fact that the outcome of events in Aleppo will decide the future of the Syria ceasefire in its entirety it is not surprising that this group is making attempts to derail the process. With the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee having walked out of the Geneva talks attempts are still ongoing to have both sides of the ...

13.05.2016

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