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July 25, 2016

Thanks to the U.S., Russia Has a Secure Foothold in Syria

And Iran can cement its presence on Israel’s borders.

The U.S. and Russia recently announced an agreement to coordinate their airstrikes against Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that now controls a significant amount of territory in Syria. The agreement, writes Tony Badran, is yet another instance of President Obama’s ever-deepening alliance with Russia—and Iran:

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