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Syrian Islamist Forces Gain in Aleppo
Divisions among Syrian opposition groups may be hindering Geneva II.
UN Resolution Opens New Chapter in Syria Conflict
A UN Security Council resolution has recast the Syria conflict as a matter for international diplomacy, not US unilateral action.
Rouhani Heads to New York, Offers Help On Syria Talks
Al-Monitor’s analysis and coverage of what to expect at the UN General Assembly this week.
Obama’s Syria Policy Has Potential For Breakthrough on War
Al-Monitor’s analysis and coverage of US policy toward Syria.
Would Syria Retaliate Against Turkey?
Al-Monitor’s analysis coverage of a possible US military strike on Syria.
Can Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue Lead to US-Iran Opening?
Al-Monitor’s analysis and coverage of a possible US military strike on Syria.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Final Card?
Al-Monitor’s coverage of the bloodshed in Egypt.
Russia’s Course in Syria Unchanged
Al-Monitor’s coverage of US and Russian policies toward Syria; the protests in Egypt; and the return of reformist and Islamic chic in Iran.
Obama Administration Navigates New Egypt
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of Egypt.
The Struggle for Syrian Kurdistan
Al-Monitor covers Syrian Kurdistan, the rebel siege of Aleppo, maids in Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi sex trade.
Iran-linked militias seek to draw Iraq into regional war
“Iran’s logic is the logic of war,” a Gulf regional official tells Al-Monitor.
Zaidi’s test in Tehran
Less than 24 hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi returned from Tehran on Thursday, Iraqi Kurdistan again came under attack.
Five explosive drones were intercepted over Erbil by US-led coalition air defenses, triggering explosions and smoke near the airport that hosts coalition forces and sits adjacent to the US consulate. While Iraq’s Kurdistan region is no stranger to attacks by Iran and its proxies, the timing was hard to ignore. For Tehran, despite the arrival of a new Iraqi prime minister promising a different path, it appears to be business as usual.
US banking on Iraqi turnaround with nomination of Zaidi as new PM
Trump signals hope for a "tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraq ties with the nomination of Ali Al-Zaidi as prime minister.
Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship
At an event hosted by Al-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country.
