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Long before Ernest Hemingway wrote, drank and fought his way into the ranks of America's legendary wordsmiths, the beloved author...
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The Trump Administration Is Ready To Keep US Troops In Syria For A Long Time

‘Forever war’ is now officially part of U.S. foreign policy. A pair of letters recently sent by the Departments of...
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The US Has Nearly Defeated ISIS in Syria, But It May Be Stumbling Into A Bigger War With Russia And Iran

On Feb. 7, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS unleashed a torrent of airstrikes and artillery fire in a far-flung area...
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As Syria’s War Rages On, The US Stumbles Forward Without A Map

More than six years after the Syrian revolution erupted, the country’s future is still hazy, clouded with the smoke of...
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The US-Led Coalition Is Steadily Decimating ISIS’s Propaganda Operation

U.S.-executed decapitation strikes are eliminating key ISIS propaganda leaders and hacking away at the terror group’s ability to broadcast its...
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Why Trump’s New Syria Cease-Fire Is An Empty Gesture

The United States may have successfully brokered a Syria cease-fire hand-in-hand with its long-time geopolitical foe Russia, but make no mistake:...
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On July 5, the people of Venezuela awoke to yet another chapter in the bizarre saga of Oscar Perez, seasoned...
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The US Coalition Has ISIS Surrounded In Raqqa

The noose is closing around ISIS’s neck in Syria — and the Pentagon is tightening the knot. The U.S.-backed Syrian...
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