Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 30, 2014
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech at the U.N. to a half-empty hall in which he tried to exemplify the most logical fallacies in a short period of time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 30, 2014
President Obama admitted on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that the U.S. had underestimated the military potential of Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 29, 2014
The pan-Arab London daily al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] is reporting from a source inside the new Iraqi government that former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, now one of three largely symbolic vice presidents, is attempting to undermine his successor, Haider al-Abadi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 27, 2014
Sawt al-Iraq (Voice of Iraq) reports that during the past two days, Saudi, UAE and American fighter jets attack small oil refineries originally built for Syria by Turkey, which had been run by IS in Deir Ezzor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 24, 2014
Israel shot down a Syrian MiG fighter jet Tuesday, saying it had penetrated into Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 23, 2014
The London pan-Arab daily Hayat reports Tuesday morning on the airstrikes conducted on Islamic State positions in Raqqah, Syria, by the United States and several Arab allies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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