Al-Qaeda Seizes Parts of Two Major Iraqi Cities | AQI used crackdown unrest as cover for raids
Hezbollah Commander: Syrian Islamists at War ‘Against Humanity’
Hezbollah Commander: Syrian Islamists at War ‘Against Humanity’ | Insists involvement in Syria is ‘self defense’
Iraqi Kurdish Troops Sent to Disputed Region
Iraqi Kurdish Troops Sent to Disputed Region | Brigade to ‘protect’ locals from al-Qaeda
Over 10,000 Killed in Iraq in 2013, Worst Since 2007
Over 10,000 Killed in Iraq in 2013, Worst Since 2007 | 1,180 killed in December, capping a grim year
Settlements On Hold Until Kerry Leaves Israel
Settlements On Hold Until Kerry Leaves Israel | Israeli, PA officials sharpen tone
US Aims to Block Afghans From Releasing Detainees
US Aims to Block Afghans From Releasing Detainees | Review board ‘exceeded its mandate’ in letting them go
Israel Offers to Trade Land, 300,000 Arabs to PA for Settlement Blocs
Israel Offers to Trade Land, 300,000 Arabs to PA for Settlement Blocs | Plan based roughly around one endorsed by Lieberman
Syrian Refugee Killed in Cross-Border Air Strike Against Lebanon
Syrian Refugee Killed in Cross-Border Air Strike Against Lebanon | Rocket hit carload of Syrians crossing border, wounding several
Israeli Econ Minister: Peace Deal Means End to Coalition Govt
Israeli Econ Minister: Peace Deal Means End to Coalition Govt | Likud hawks aim to make Bennett ‘irreplaceable’
Maliki Orders More Troops to Protesting Cities
Maliki Orders More Troops to Protesting Cities | Police stations burned across Anbar as unrest grows