Ben Leakey

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UK Major-Generals on Iraq lessons for Syria

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hardly anybody was surprised when US president Barack Obama raised the possibility of a military strike on Syria following a chemical attack on August 21 in a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds of people, which the UN confirmed took place in a report released Monday evening

23 US diplomatic missions set to suspend operations

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US State Department has announced that twenty-three US embassies and consulates across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia are to close Sunday, citing intelligence regarding possible attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked groups. In a press briefing on Thursday, Marie Harf, a depu