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							<title><![CDATA[Syrian Army Moves to Confront Turkish Forces as U.S. Withdraws]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bassem Mroue</author>
							<description><![CDATA[AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Syrian government troops moved into a series of towns and villages in northern Syria Monday, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces in the area, as U.S. troops prepared to pull out.
The Syrian army'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s deployment near the Turkish border came...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IS Leader Appears in Video for First Time in 5 Years]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/30/is_leader_appears_in_video_for_first_time_in_5_years_140199.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bassem Mroue</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'long...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel Blamed for Missile Strike in Syria; 14 Reported Dead]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/09/israel_blamed_for_missile_strike_in_syria_14_reported_dead_136747.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bassem Mroue</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Russia and the Syrian military blamed Israel for a pre-dawn missile attack Monday on a major air base in central Syria, saying Israeli fighter jets launched the missiles from Lebanon'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s air space. A war-monitoring group said the airstrikes killed 14 people,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Islamic State's Collapse. Death of the IS Propaganda Machine]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/06/10/islamic_states_collapse_death_of_the_is_propaganda_machine_111563.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Despite Bombing, Islamic State Is No Weaker Than a Year Ago]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/01/despite_bombing_islamic_state_is_no_weaker_than_a_year_ago_127626.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bassem Mroue</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago, American intelligence agencies have concluded.
U.S. military commanders...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Syria Threatens Retaliation for Israeli Airstrike]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/01/31/syria_threatens_retaliation_for_israeli_airstrike_116873.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bassem Mroue</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said the Jewish state will regret the attack.
Syria sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General stressing the country's "right to defend itself, its territory and sovereignty" and holding...]]></description>
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