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Updated October 19, 2019 - 10:23 PM EDT
Kurds Exit North Syria as Ceasefire Largely Holds
 
  Turkey Accused of Using White Phosphorus in Syria Offensive
  Erdogan: Turkey Will Set Up Presence Across Northeast Syria
  McConnell Urges Trump to 'Reverse Course' on Syria Pullback
ISIS Steps Up Jailbreaks in Chaotic Northern Syria
 
  Turkish-Backed Rebels Holding ISIS Women and Children for Ransom
Blast Kills 62 at Mosque in E. Afghanistan During Prayers
 
  After Dodging a Taliban Assault, NE Afghanistan Braces for Resurgence
Viewpoints
item Paternalistic Noninterventionism: The Examples of Venezuela and Hong Kong  by John V. Walsh
item US Has Backed 21 of the 28 Militias Leading Turkey's Invasion of Northern Syria  by Max Blumenthal
item Trump's Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security  by James Carden
item Trump's Ending of Wars Could Derail Democrats  by Maj. Danny Sjursen
item Trump Is Right: Ending the Endless Wars Starts in Syria  by Rep. Warren Davidson
item Trying to Exploit Iran's Diverse Ethnic Population to Advance a War Agenda  by Muhammad Sahimi

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Frontline
Diplomat Raised Alarms in 2015 About Hunter Biden's Ukraine Work, Was Rebuffed
Japan to Send Own Force, Won't Join US Coalition for Mideast
One Turkish Soldier Was Killed and Two Others Were Wounded by Gunfire Near the Border With Iran
 
Syria/Turkey
Syria's Kurds 'Ready to Abide by Ceasefire' in Some Areas, Says SDF Chief
Syria Truce Shaky as Erdogan, Kurds Disagree on What It Means
Amid Scattered Fighting, Turkey's President Is Threatening to Restart His Offensive in Syria
Clashes Continue in Syria Despite Ceasefire Between Turkey, Kurds
Five Killed by Turkish Airstrikes in Syria's Hasakah Despite Ceasefire Agreement
Erdogan Warns Syria Offensive to Continue
Clashes Reported in Ras Al-Ayn Despite Syria Ceasefire Announcement
Fleeing Kurds Vow Never to Return to Syria as NGOs Warn of Looming Humanitarian Disaster
US and Syria
Pentagon Says No US Ground Troops Will Enforce Syria Safe Zone
US Intel Aircraft to Remain Over Syria as Ground Forces Pull Out
Lebanon
Lebanon Protests: Thousands Demand 'Fall of the Regime' in Beirut
Lebanon PM Hariri Gives Government 72 Hours to Act Amid Protests
Protests Sweep Lebanon as Fury at Ruling Elite Grows Over Economic Corruption
Palestine/Israel
Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian Man at West Bank Checkpoint
69 Palestinians Injured During Clashes With Israeli Soldiers in Eastern Gaza: Medics
Hunger-Striking Palestinian Slapped With Six-Month Administrative Detention Without Charge or Trial
Middle East
Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Turkish Strikes Target PKK
Years-Long Conflict Continues to Breed Poverty in Yemen
Bahrain's King Hamad Appoints Son National Security Adviser
Mexico
Gunmen Target Mexican Town, Free El Chapo's Son
Failed Raid Against El Chapo's Son Leaves Eight Dead in Mexico
Mexican President Defends Retreat of Security Forces, Release of El Chapo's Son
 
The War at Home
Gabbard Hits Back at 'Queen of Warmongers' Clinton
Zuckerberg: Facebook Was Influenced by Iraq War, Might've Prevented It
Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2m in Damages
US Says It Recently Paid Cash-Strapped UN $180 Million
China/Hong Kong
China Employment Steady Despite Donald Trump's Claim US Trade War Cost Country '3 Million Jobs'
Hong Kong Protesters Don Cartoon Masks to Defy Face Mask Ban
US Judge Sentences Chinese National for Trying to Illegally Export 'Highly Sensitive' Military Technology
Asia
US Approves Sale to South Korea of 120 Aim-120 Amraam Air-To-Air-Missiles
Pakistan Denies Entry to Director of a Journalism Watchdog
Catalonia/Spain
Violent Clashes Rock Barcelona on Fifth Day of Separatist Protests
Protests and Strike Stoke Jitters Over Catalan Economy
Europe
'Historic Error': France Under Fire in EU for Blocking Balkan Hopefuls
Austria Jails Imam and Three Others Accused of Running ISIS Recruitment Group
Egypt
Fearing Anti-Sisi Protests, Cairo Cancels Football Derby
UN Urges Egypt to Probe Activist Torture Allegations
Africa
Sudan Peace Talks: Government and South Kordofan Rebels Claim Breakthrough
Victims of Libya Air Raids Fear Returning Home
Americas
In Oil-Rich Region, Venezuelans Fear Catastrophe if Trump Forces Chevron to Leave
US Targets Cuba Tourism With Tighter Airline Sanctions
US Court Convicts Honduran President's Brother of Drug Trafficking
Americans Still Dying
Special Tactics Pararescue Airman (NY) Dies in Mountain Training Accident
 
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Columnists

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
10/19/2019
Trump's Ending of Wars Could Derail the Democrats

Scott Horton
10/17/2019
To End the Wars, Attack the Right From the Right

Dave DeCamp
10/10/2019
Another Russiagate Flop: Senate Finance Committee Calls NRA a Russian Asset

Lucy Steigerwald
10/09/2019
George W. Bush Is Not Your Republican Friend With Whom You Respectfully Disagree

Ted Snider
9/30/2019
Iran, Islam, and Banning the Bomb

Sheldon Richman
1/21/2019
America's War Culture

David R. Henderson
6/19/2018
War-Fighting and the Loss of Liberty

Ran HaCohen
12/11/2017
Jerusalem, the Capital of Apartheid
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