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Baghdad blasts expose gaps in Iraq’s strained military | AFP

January 22, 2021January 23, 2021 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 22, 2021]

Twin suicide blasts in Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group have exposed gaps within Iraq’s security forces, weakened by the Covid-19 pandemic, rival armed groups and political tensions.

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As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in sky | AFP

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 15, 2020]

Ain al-Asad Air Base (Iraq) (AFP) – Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful — and expensive — eyes in the sky.

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Paving the way: Syria highway traces winning regime strategy | ِAFP

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on July 6, 2018]

From second city Aleppo all the way down to the border with Jordan, Syria’s longest highway cuts through fertile fields of green, buzzing industrial zones and four major cities.

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Lebanon army in uncharted territory near Syria border | AFP

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here August 29, 2017]

Jurud Ras Baalbek (Lebanon) (AFP) – The dust-covered soldiers, armoured vehicles and tents may not look very official, but they mark the first time Lebanese troops have deployed in this sliver of land along the Syrian border.

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From fighting regime to anti-IS, Syria rebel traces US policy shifts | AFP

August 5, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on August 5, 2017]

Beirut (AFP) – From special forces officer to brigade-hopping rebel, Abu Jaafar has seen Syria’s uprising from all angles. But after years of setbacks, culminating in cuts to US support, he feels disillusioned.

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Syria army retakes ancient Palmyra from IS | AFP

March 2, 2017March 8, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on March 2, 2017]

Beirut (AFP) – Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group Thursday, the Kremlin and the army said, in another blow to the jihadists.

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Iraqi troops listen in on IS walkie-talkies in Mosul | AFP

November 12, 2016February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on November 12, 2016]

Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) – “Two grooms are coming,” a low voice crackles over the walkie-talkie, prompting a lanky Iraqi special forces soldier listening in Mosul to shout: “Boys! They’ve just dispatched two suicide bombers!”

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
This is retired judge Nadim Abdelmalak, the head of Lebanon’s election supervisory committee, a body with the seemingly impossible task of ensuring integrity in candidates’ campaigns. Despite a sub-par law, few enforcement mechanisms and myriad opportunities for bribes given Lebanon’s economic crisis, Abdelmalak is determined to do his job.
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