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Jason Ditz

Disaster Looms in North Yemen as Pro-Saudi Forces near Hodeidah

Last Houthi-controlled port is vital to aid flow for northern Yemen By Jason Ditz May 11,2018 The Saudi-backed Yemeni army took control of the town of al-Bareh,...

US Troops Set Up New Base in Syria’s Manbij, Despite Turkey...

New site intended to house US, French troops Jason DitzPosted on May 9, 2018 According to Kurdish officials, US troops in the Syrian city of Manbij are...

Mattis: US Doesn’t Want to Leave Syria While War Is Ongoing

By Jason Ditz April 30, 2018 Posted on Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary James Mattis downplayed the chances of the US withdrawing from Syria...

Mattis Defends Iran Deal as Trump Mulls Withdrawing

Says nuclear deal has very robust oversight provisions By Jason Ditz Posted on April 26, 2018 Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary James Mattis...

Chemical Inspectors Again Visit Syria’s Douma, Collect More Samples

New samples were collected at a separate site in town By Jason Ditz April 25, 2018 Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)...