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Security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters in southern Iraq Sunday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more.
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December, 2019
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4 December
Former Islamic Movement Leader Ra’ad Salah Convicted of Incitement to Terrorism
Leader is expected to receive jail time for praising the actions of three Israeli Arabs who killed two Border Police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City in 2017.
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4 December
Turkey seizes Daesh terrorist recruitment list by country
Turkish intelligence and security forces seized recruitment lists containing the names of Daesh operatives and their nationalities in a counterterror operation targeting the terrorist group in southern Turkey.
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4 December
Lebanese protesters clash with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, early on Monday, as tensions escalated when demonstrators blocked a main bridge.
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4 December
U.S. Resumes Large-Scale Operations Against ISIS in Northern Syria
After a lull of several weeks, American troops and Syrian Kurdish fighters are once again conducting large-scale counterterrorism missions.
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4 December
The National Security Threat of Peddling Russian Disinformation
Senior U.S. officials have inexplicably parroted statements echoing the Kremlin’s talking points that Russia was a victim of a Ukrainian smear campaign.
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4 December
China Bids to Replace US Influence in the Middle East
In what could prove to be a serious challenge to the long-standing hegemony Washington has enjoyed in the region, Beijing is seeking to deepen its commercial ties in the Arab world, thereby encouraging Arab states to look to China to safeguard their future security needs rather than maintaining their traditional …
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4 December
Trump and Netanyahu: Both Being Investigated for Made-Up Crimes
The most striking similarity is that both are being investigated for actions that their legislatures have not explicitly made criminal.
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4 December
US Wants Denmark to Buy More F-35 Fighter Jets, Bolster Surveillance in Arctic
Several Danish parties opined that the US ambassador had gone too far in instructing Copenhagen how to spend its money. The United States has encouraged Denmark to buy more F-35 fighter jets. This message has been delivered by US Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands.
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4 December
Russia plans to sign new S-400 deal with Turkey in first half of 2020: Official
A high-ranking Russian military figure says Moscow plans to sign a new contract with Turkey to supply new batteries of the advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey in the first half of 2020.
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