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  • A line of men wait after fleeing ISIS in northern Iraq. Many who fled ISIS now say they worry about retaliation from sectarian paramilitaries or a return of ISIS insurgency.
    A line of men wait after fleeing ISIS in northern Iraq. Many who fled ISIS now say they worry about retaliation from sectarian paramilitaries or a return of ISIS insurgency.
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    Fighting ISIS, Finding Iran

    An excerpt from Seth Frantzman’s forthcoming book, ‘After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East’

    bySeth Frantzman
  • A Syrian boy looks at the rubble of a collapsed building as rescuers look for victims the following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Sakhur in Aleppo, July 19, 2016.
    A Syrian boy looks at the rubble of a collapsed building as rescuers look for victims the following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Sakhur in Aleppo, July 19, 2016.
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    Making the Anti-Assad Case in Washington

    The Syrian American Council operates in a challenging political climate, as civil war rages on in Syria, and attention to the crisis flags in the U.S.

    byArmin Rosen
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaving the Jordanian city of Amman on March 27, 2014, after Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on the Middle East peace process.(JACQUELYN MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaving the Jordanian city of Amman on March 27, 2014, after Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on the Middle East peace process.(JACQUELYN MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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    America Is the Arsonist of the Middle East

    John Kerry’s failed peace negotiations set off the spiral of violence between Israel and the Palestinians

    byLee Smith
  • Edward Said.(Francis Tsang/Cover/Getty Images)
    Edward Said.(Francis Tsang/Cover/Getty Images)
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    How Orientalism Shaped Obama

    The White House’s response to the anti-Islam video is proof of the enduring influence of Edward Said’s ideas

    byLee Smith
  • President Obama Exits Marine Force One(Getty)
    President Obama Exits Marine Force One(Getty)
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    Obama’s Grave Misstep on YouTube Video

    White House censure attempt fuels Islamist logic

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    A Map of ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Protests

    The disease has spread and it looks like global chicken pox

    byAdam Chandler
  • The U.S. State Department at Half-Mast Following Attacks on U.S. Missions in Egypt and Libya(Getty)
    The U.S. State Department at Half-Mast Following Attacks on U.S. Missions in Egypt and Libya(Getty)
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    Beware of Even Numbers

    The film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ and the dangerous failing of the media

    byZach Novetsky
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