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  Iran-Backed Iraqi Forces Enter Syria

  Newsweek - Michael D. Carroll

  Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have moved into Syria to support the government's counteroffensive following a surprise insurgent takeover of Aleppo, …

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  Thousands Stream Homeward as Fragile Peace Begins in Lebanon

  The New York Times - By Euan WardBen HubbardAaron Boxerman and Richard Pérez-Peña

  The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah began on Wednesday, but much hardship and uncertainty lie ahead after a yearlong war that killed thousands and left widespread destruction in Lebanon. Thousands of civilians began the journey back to their war-ravaged, mostly abandoned communities around …

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  Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb

  Associated Press - By ADAM SCHRECK

  JERUSALEM (AP) — In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer’s camera captured the moments that a battleship-gray Israeli bomb plummeted toward a Beirut building before detonating to bring the tower down. The airstrike came 40 minutes after Israel warned people to evacuate two …

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  Israeli settler leader Daniella Weiss says Palestinians will 'disappear' from Gaza

  Middle East Eye - Lubna Masarwa

  An Israeli settler leader has told a conference on Israel's frontier with Gaza that Palestinians will "disappear" from the territory and said that …

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  Israeli assault on UN peacekeepers sparks widespread condemnation

  Middle East Eye - MEE staff

  Two personnel from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) were wounded Friday after being targeted by the Israeli army in southern …

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  Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western Officials Say

  The New York Times - By Valerie Hopkins and Julian E. Barnes

  The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout is trying to broker a deal with Houthi militants in Yemen, according to Western officials. The negotiations between Mr. Bout and the Iran-backed group have been in progress for some time, but no deal has been completed and no arms have been transferred, the …