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Four things Syria must do after Bashar al-Assad
It’s not too early to consider the way forward for Syria after Bashar al-Assad. Examples in other countries show that a transition will be greatly aided if Syrians can do these four things:
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How stable is Iraq? 13 candidates killed ahead of elections
Iraq's provincial elections tomorrow, the first since the US withdrawal, are considered a strong indicator of the country's stability. Pre-election violence does not bode well.
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Ten years after invasion, Iraq remains dangerously dividedIn the new Iraq, old sectarian fears remain. Around Baghdad's Green Zone, the fortified seat of government, concrete walls pulled down a year ago are going back up.
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Syrian government offers to meet with opposition
Against a backdrop of steady military gains for the opposition forces, Bashar Assad's government proposed a meeting. Critics call it a tactic to keep western arms out of opposition hands.
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Dozens killed in Damascus car bombing
The headquarters of Syria's ruling party was reportedly targeted in what the government once again described as a terrorist attack.
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Egypt's unfinished revolutionCan the government of President Mohamed Morsi survive – and what do its struggles portend for a region where other Islamist political movements are on the rise?
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Protests surge in Iraq's Sunni regions, testing Maliki
Across majority Sunni Arab towns in Iraq today hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets,, complaining Sunnis are being targeted by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.
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Terrorism & Security Syria's regime and rebels each try to use Israeli airstrike to their advantage
The Assad regime says the attack underscores the need for unity. The opposition has contrasted the regime's lack of response with its relentless attacks on its own people.
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Backchannels Takeaway from Assad's speech? There will be no meaningful dialogue. (+video)
President Bashar al-Assad's first speech in months dashed any hopes that a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war was soon possible.
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Terrorism & Security Syria's VP calls for peaceful resolution to crisis – possibly without Assad
Mr. Sharaa says that both the regime and rebels will need to work together to resolve the conflict in Syria, since neither has exclusive rights to dictate the country's future.
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Backchannels US designates Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra front a 'terrorist' group at lightning speed
The US State Department designated Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the militias fighting Bashar al-Assad, a foreign terrorist organization.
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A wary Iraq weighs its options as Syrian civil war deepens
Fears in Iraq of a spillover of Syria's fighting, or a victory for Sunni Islamists hostile to the Shiite-led government in Baghdad, have Iraq weighing its options.
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Race is on to find rebel prime minister for Syria
A transitional government is crucial to win Arab and Western support for the revolt against Assad, and would bolster the opposition as a democratic alternative to decades of autocratic rule in Syria.
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Decades after king's toppling, Iraq revisits its royal history
The date of the assassination of Iraq's last king – July 14, 1958 – has long been a national holiday. In a sign of changing attitudes, some politicians say it's time to rethink that.
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Backchannels From a distance, Syria 'feels' like Iraq in 2004
There's some hope for a faster end to the fighting – with British Prime Minister Cameron hinting at safe passage for Assad if he decides to quit the fight. But the outlook is grim.
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Terrorism & Security Syria's opposition groups convene in Qatar – can they build a unified front?
The opposition's Syrian National Council began a conference in Qatar yesterday to overhaul its structure. Many, including the US, have lost confidence in the fragmented group.
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Syrian rebels capture oil field, but oil not marketable
Oil used to be a major source of revenue for the regime of President Bashar Assad before the European Union and the United States imposed an embargo on Syria's crude exports last year.
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Backchannels War crimes and the fantasy of 'controlling' Syria's rebels
An atrocity in the strategic Syrian town of Saraqeb is a reminder that the landscape of that country's civil war is a place where angels fear to tread.
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Backchannels Report: $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each week
It's a staggering claim, but it was made by the country's Supreme Audit Bureau.
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Backchannels There will be no cease-fire in Syria
At least not one that matters.
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In Syria's war, long-repressed minority finds new freedom
Keen to secure loyalty, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has granted Syria's Kurds de facto control over predominantly Kurdish areas of the country. But with the freedom, divisions have emerged.
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Syria
The failures of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad are laid bare by an American academic who once found the regime impressive.
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Terrorism & Security Turkey vows tougher response if Syrian shelling continues
Several Syrian mortars landed in Turkey today. The two countries have exchanged fire for the past week, though Syria says it does not want a military confrontation.
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Backchannels Iraq's exiled vice president sentenced to death as violence grows
In an interview before he was sentenced to death in absentia, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi warned Iraq is on a slippery slope to more violence.
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UN: War crimes on both sides in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday war crimes have been committed by both the Assad regime, and the rebels in Syria. Meanwhile, government war planes bombed a rebel-held town, killing more than 20.
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Backchannels Syria's civil war and the geopolitics overtaking it (+video)
As Syria's civil war continues to deepen, so does the potential for regional mischief.
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