Pax Syriana: Neither Vanquished, Nor All-Conquering
Submitted by Kamal Alam, military analyst and Fellow for Syrian Affairs at The Institute for Statecraft, and updated exclusively for Zero Hedge
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Why Despite Threats, Turkey Won't Impose Sanctions On Kurdistan After The Referendum
Submitted by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief international war correspondent for Al Rai Media
High-ranking sources in Kurdistan (Erbil) said that the Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani “expected the sanctions already announced by Baghdad and expects many more sanctions to come in the future”. Nevertheless, “the referendum was an essential step to undertake,” otherwise Barzani would no longer be considered the Kurdish leader.
"Yes" Vote for Iraqi Kurdistan: A New Chaos Is Redefining Middle East Borders
Submitted by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief international war correspondent for Al Rai Media
Germany: The Rise Of Islam
Authored by Giulio Meotti via The Gatestone Institute,
Did Benjamin Netanyahu Just Panic?
Authored by Alistair Crooke via ConsortiumNews.com,
Is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu pushing the panic button over the collapse of the Saudi-Israeli jihadist proxies in Syria and now threatening to launch a major air war...