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Analysis

Islamic State still 'global operation,' says Pentagon report

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Qurayshi attack

The death of ISIS’s ‘Hajji Abdullah’: Views from Idlib, Iraq and more

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Turkey Ukraine

Crisis in Ukraine: the Middle East connections

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Mourners carry the casket of one of eleven Iraqi soldiers, killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) group against a base in eastern Iraq, through a street in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, on Jan. 21, 2022.

Islamic State escalates violence across Baghdad Belt

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Blinken

Hints of progress on Iran nuclear talks, but time running out

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Iran protest

Iran’s days of rage on Soleimani anniversary have their limits

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An Orthodox Jewish man casts his vote as Israelis head to the polls on March 23, 2021 in Bnei Brak, Israel.

Middle East elections had consequences in 2021

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Gaza Christmas

Gaza at Christmas: a bleak outlook

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Turkey lira

Erdogan shakes up foreign policy in response to economic crisis

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Iran nuclear

Israel pleased with US pivot to pressure in Iran nuclear talks

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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani.

Israel weighs options, timing of possible military strike on Iran

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US soldiers patrol an area near Syria's northeastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory, on Nov. 1, 2021.

Islamic State down but not out in Syria and Iraq: Pentagon report

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