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Image of Drowned Syrian Boy Echoes Around World

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Wall Street Journal - 09.04.2015 Original article ›
Joe Parkinson And David George Cosh, Joe, Parkinson, And, David, George Cosh
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The pictures of a 4 year Syrian Kurds child Aylani- dead on a Turkish beach after the small boat carrying the parents and 2 children capsized on the way to the Greek island od Kos- made headlines in the media and created anguish in Europe.
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New Border Tensions Erupt in Syrian Conflict

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New York Times - 03.28.2013 Original article ›
Sebnem Arsu, Sebnem, Arsu, Rick Gladstone, Rick, Gladstone

U.S. to Defend New Syria Force From Assad Regime

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Wall Street Journal - 08.03.2015 Original article ›
Adam Entous, Adam, Entous

Iraq’s Rot Starts at the Top

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New York Times - 08.10.2014 Original article ›
Zaid Al Ali, Zaid, Al Ali

Months of Airstrikes Fail to Slow Islamic State in Syria

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Wall Street Journal - 01.15.2015 Original article ›
Dion Nissenbaum, Dion, Nissenbaum

An Unstable, Divided Land

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New York Times - 12.15.2011 Original article ›
Reidar Visser, Reidar, Visser

The Fall of Mosul

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Wall Street Journal - 06.11.2014 Original article ›
Editorial

Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria

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Wall Street Journal - 10.10.2013 Original article ›
Adam Entous, Adam, Entous, Joe Parkinson, Joe, Parkinson

Tom Donilon, a Manager of Overseas Crises

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New York Times - 09.23.2012 Original article ›
Peter Baker, Peter, Baker
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Tom Donilon, is national security advisor to President Obama. His experience includes working as chief of staff for Warren Christopher in the Clinton administration, and 8 years as an executive at Fannie Mae before being brought into the Obama circle by Rahm Emmanuel as deputy to national security advisor Gen. Jones. Robert Gates view was that Donilon would be "a disaster." His early experience as a political operative for the Carter campaign to his work for the 1988 Biden presidential campaign, and work at Fannie Mae as a business executive, suggests lack of experience in foreign affairs needed for this role. A focus on efficiency and being able to sync with Obama's thinking on foreign affairs may not be the qualities needed in this critical role.
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Egypt Leader Reasserts Nation's Role in Mideast

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Wall Street Journal - 09.26.2012 Original article ›
Matt Bradley, Matt, Bradley, Joe Lauria, Joe, Lauria
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Egyptian president Morsi's address at the UN General Assembly as "the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically and freely." On the Egypt-Israel treaty he said: "we are committed to what we have signed on." He defended the Syrian people, who he said were trapped in "the tragedy of our era." For Syria, Morsi has formed a contact group of Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to defuse tensions in the region. Egypt backs the initiative of the Arab League and the UN led by an experienced diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, who recently visited Syria.
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Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 05.13.2013 Original article ›
Kevin Sullivan, Kevin, Sullivan

Syria Is Not Iraq

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New York Times - 05.05.2013 Original article ›
Bill Keller, Bill, Keller
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Bill Keller of the NYT points out that getting Syria right means getting over the obsession over what went wrong in Iraq and looking objectively at the situation in Syria. He points to the failure of president Obama in grasping what the Assad regime has done to Syria, the refugees in Jordan, the use of artillery and air raids on civilian population, and inviting the support by fundmentalist Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia in the absence of U.S. and European support, making delay after delay by president Obama leading to a paralysis in response. Leaving the question for the future which was a worse U.S. response- the hasty action in Iraq or the paralysis in Syria?
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Regional Discord Fuels Islamic State’s Rise in Mideast

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Wall Street Journal - 10.16.2015 Original article ›
Yaroslav Trofimov And Philip Shishkin, Yaroslav, Trofimov, And, Philip, Shishkin

Iraq and U.S. Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost

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New York Times - 11.15.2014 Original article ›
Ben Hubbard, Ben, Hubbard
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The loss of support of tribes in Anbar province, as Islamic State targets tribal leaders and officials who supported U.S. sponsored Awakening Councils during the presidency of George Bush. Many of the gains of that period are diminished with the lack of trust of Sunni tribal leaders in the Shiite led Iraqi government. For the tribes that are fighting Islamic State the Iraqi government is hesitant to provide support believing the arms will later be used against it. The U.S. government is also hesitant to increase its involvement. The Islamic state has alienated Sunni tribes supporting it because of its violent methods. These tribes support Islamic State because of a lack of alternatives and because of money paid to them by Islamic State.
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NATO Sets Air Defense Battery in Turkey

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Wall Street Journal - 12.05.2012 Original article ›
Stephen Fidler, Stephen, Fidler

Islamic State’s Deep, Poisonous Roots

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Wall Street Journal - 01.02.2016 Original article ›
Andrew Hosken, Andrew, Hosken
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BBC reporter Anrew Hosken reports on the origins of Islamic State (ISIS).
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In Iraq, scenes of hope and fear seven months after U.S. troops’ departure - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 08.05.2012 Original article ›
Kevin Sullivan, Kevin, Sullivan

Iraq Insurgents Reaping Wealth as They Advance

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New York Times - 06.20.2014 Original article ›
Rod Nordland, Rod, Nordland, Alissa J. Rubin, Alissa, J., Rubin
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An indepth look at the ISIS as a vast money raising organization levying taxes on everything within its reach and paying salaries to young unemployed Sunnis willing to join the fight in Iraq and Syria.
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Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria

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Wall Street Journal - 05.07.2013 Original article ›
Adam Entous, Adam, Entous, Julian E. Barnes, Julian, E., Barnes

Outlook Darkens for Syria Refugees in Turkey

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Wall Street Journal - 12.28.2014 Original article ›
Ayla Albayrak, Ayla, Albayrak

U.S. to Arm Syrian Rebels

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Wall Street Journal - 06.14.2013 Original article ›
Adam Entous, Adam, Entous, Julian E. Barnes, Julian, E., Barnes
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The Obama administration makes the decision on June 13, 2013, to supply arms to Syrian opposition forces to the Assad regime and enforce a limited no-fly zone inside Syria. The decision comes as forces of the Assad regime make gains over poorly armed opposition forces and threaten the Syrian opposition's base in the city of Aleppo.
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Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast

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New York Times - 11.27.2012 Original article ›
Neil Macfarquhar, Neil, Macfarquhar
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Hamas moves closer to the Sunni alliance of Turkey-Egypt-Quatar as it accepts a ceasefire with Israel. Other Arab nations including Tunisia move closer to this alliance. A fall of the Assad regime in Syria is increasingly likely and would lead to Syria joining this group of Sunni nations that stand apart from Shiite Iran.
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U.N. Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack

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New York Times - 01.19.2016 Original article ›
Tim Arango, Tim, Arango, Falih Hassan, Falih, Hassan

Defending ISIS Policy, Obama Acknowledges Flaws in Effort So Far

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New York Times - 05.21.2015 Original article ›
Peter Baker, Peter, Baker

Iraqi Women Vie for Votes, and a Taste of Power

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New York Times - 01.29.2009 Original article ›
Sam Dagher, Sam, Dagher
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Of the estimated 14,400 candidates for provincial elections in Iraq, about 4000 are women. And security improvements have enabled women even in Basra to stand up for elections. In the current Iraqi constitution there is amandate for 25% of seats in Parliament to be reserved for women, but there is no such provision for provincial elected parliaments. This does not imply that years of lack of representation in the last 50 years under dictatorships, and the rule of religious parties and militias, is going to be easily overcome. Many qualified women simply don't want to risk standing for election because of threats to their safety and the male dominated culture that prevails. Its the courageous ones who are standing. The hope is that women can also put adent in the deep corruption that prevails in government and bring a new perspective and better representation of society.
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