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Tag Archives: December

Text, source and analysis: Syria’s Assad gave an interview, what did he say and why?

December 10, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Italian television, but it was not broadcast as Damascus wanted. So, SANA seems to have put the whole interview online.  They […]

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US breaks silence on rocket and mortar attacks near US bases in Iraq

December 6, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

The US broke six months of silence on the almost weekly attacks that have threatened US forces in Iraq. These have come amid Iran tensions but neither the US or […]

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Here is what we know about Syria’s air defense, with notes

December 26, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Syrian air defense appeared to fail on Tuesday night to intercept a wide ranging attack. Up to 60 missiles were fired to try to stop an […]

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May’s train wreck: How the EU outplayed the UK in Brexit

December 11, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN UK Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, December 11, a day after she chose to cancel a vote in Parliament […]

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Six Questions on the Kurdistan crises

December 23, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-December anger began to boil over in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. On December 19 several protesters were shot and killed in Rania, a […]

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Follow the money: Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tehran and London, how oil drove an attack on Kurdish control of Kirkuk

December 11, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-October 2017 Iraqi forces, backed by Shia militias, launched an offensive to take Kirkuk from the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was a major setback for […]

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“Day of rage”: An EPIC list of all the groups and countries and people opposing the embassy move (and some who don’t)

December 5, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By Seth J. Frantzman Since the US administration of Donald Trump began leaking rumors that it would move the US embassy to Jerusalem or recognize Jerusalem as the capital of […]

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Tensions are rising along Gaza borders, here’s what you need to know

December 3, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Sunday Israel announced that it had declared some areas around the Gaza Strip a “closed military zone.” This is not an unprecedented declaration, but it […]

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