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March 26, 2020
Struggling to Save Peace Talks, Afghanistan Now Must Deal With Refugee Return

According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, over 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran since late February
March 24, 2020
More Violence Feared as Myanmar Names Arakan Army a Terrorist Organization

The designation will encourage the government forces to increase their operations in the region, furthering the discontent of the minority communities, said the spokesperson of Arakan National Party
March 22, 2020
Could Iran’s IRGC Help Spread Coronavirus in Mideast?

Iran, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East, reported the first case in the country February 19 in the shrine city of Qom, nearly 140 kilometers south of the capital, Tehran
February 29, 2020
Hundreds of Indonesian Former IS Members, Families Could Become Stateless

Recent decision by government in Jakarta not to repatriate hundreds of its citizens suspected of membership in the Islamic State terror group has set off a debate over the fate of the Indonesians, with some experts warning it could become an international dilemma if their citizenship is revoked
February 21, 2020
Angry Iranians Use Social Media to Encourage Election Boycott

Iran’s parliamentary elections Friday were marred by low voter turnout as hundreds of activists used social media to ask people to boycott the ballots in a sign of protest against the regime. Iranian authorities have reportedly barred hundreds of moderate candidates in favor of hardliners supported by the regime.
February 15, 2020
Informal Education Brings Hope to Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh

About 350 Rohingya children are currently enrolled at Kutupalong Primary School, which provides basic informal education from preprimary through fifth grade
February 11, 2020
Indonesia Not to Repatriate Citizens Linked to IS, Gives Exception to Minors

Ruling brings uncertainty to the fate of some 689 Indonesian men, women and children stranded in countries like Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan after leaving their homeland to join Islamic State
February 07, 2020
Mapping Major Foreign Forces in Syria

Syria's civil war, which has killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions since it started in 2011, has drawn in several foreign powers to the country, including the United States, Russia, Iran and Turkey. Here is a map of where the four main foreign players are in the Syrian territory.
January 31, 2020
US Forces Block Another Russian Convoy as Tensions Rise in Northeast Syria

American troops in northeast Syria prevented Russian military convoys from touring near the Iraqi border, in what locals describe as an increased escalation over freedom of movement in the predominantly Kurdish region
January 24, 2020
Exiled Tibetans Alarmed by China’s 'Unity Law'

Sinicization is a term used by China critics referring to a process by the Communist Party to bring groups that are traditionally non-Chinese under the influence of the ruling Han Chinese
January 22, 2020
Indonesia Considers Repatriating More Than 600 Citizens With Alleged Terror Ties

Government is discussing ways to deal with hundreds of citizens — foreign fighters and their family members — with alleged ties to terrorism who have been detained abroad
January 15, 2020
Why is Kosovo Taking Home Islamic State Members?

Some experts say Kosovo's proactive approach is a unique example with considerable success in facing the dilemma of IS foreign fighters
January 14, 2020
Iraqi Powerful Cleric Calls for Massive Protests Against US Troops

Al-Sadr, whose political list won the most seats in the Iraqi 2018 legislative elections, has used his popularity in the past to draw thousands of zealous supporters to the streets
January 10, 2020
Tens of Thousands of US Troops are Stationed Near Iran

The U.S. has deployed tens of thousands of troops across the Middle East region, many of them stationed in countries near Iran. Here is a look at U.S. troops in each country in the region at a time of high tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
January 08, 2020
New US-Iran Tensions Boon for IS, Other Extremist Groups

The US-led counter-IS coalition in Iraq and Syria said in a statement Sunday that it had temporarily stopped all of its attacks on IS and training of local forces
January 07, 2020
More Proxy Violence Looming After Iran Revenge Attack on US Forces in Iraq, Experts Warn

Soleimani was considered Iran's most powerful figure after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
January 07, 2020
Afghan Peace Talks at Risk Amid Rising US-Iran Confrontation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of attempting to build proxy networks in Afghanistan, asserting that Tehran is trying to coordinate with the Taliban and its offshoot, the Haqqani network
January 03, 2020
Mixed Media Coverage in Mideast on Soleimani's Death

Commander of Iran's elite Quds Force was killed along with several other Iranian-backed Iraqi militia leaders in US drone-launched missile that targeted his convoy in the Iraqi capital
January 03, 2020
A Look at Key Figures Killed With Qassem Soleimani in US Strike

Iranian and Iraqi officials have so far confirmed US attack killed eight other people who were accompanying Soleimani at Iraqi’s Baghdad airport
January 03, 2020
What is Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard?

President Donald Trump last year labeled the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization

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