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Reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in DC. Formerly based Istanbul, Kabul, Jerusalem. Author of A Street Divided: Stories from Jerusalem's Alley of God.

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    OP-ED: In 1962, William Melvin Kelley wrote that once words used to define certain aspects of blackness, like "cats" or "dig it," were adopted by a white mainstream, they were officially done. In 2018, this holds true for "woke," writes .

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    10 hours ago

    Trump is re-evaluating a rapid pullout of U.S. troops from Syria, a Republican senator said, signaling White House concerns that a withdrawal could let ISIS regain a foothold in the country

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    6 hours ago

    The President will make sure any withdrawal from Syria will be done in a fashion to ensure: 1) ISIS is permanently destroyed. 2) Iran doesn’t fill in the back end, and 3) our Kurdish allies are protected.

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    9 hours ago

    BREAKING: "We are in a pause situation" says about US troop pullout from , after WH lunch with . Would be change from Trump's complete pullout plan the past 2 wks. But no details given, just says he's more comfortable after meeting w pres.

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    9 hours ago

    Would also give US more time to coordinate with allied forces. If U.K. and France stay, backed by American air power, then that mitigates some of the risks. Tanf can be staffed by the Brits, for instance, to protect Rukban.

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  6. 13 hours ago

    “What they have done is incredible. They’ve made it clear to everyone who matters that a political solution is the only way out of this senseless, tragic war." Inside the US military's quiet efforts to constrain the unpopular Saudi/UAE war in Yemen:

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    Dec 29

    NYE will honor journalists this year with Special Guests , , Alisyn Camerota (), , , , , , , , . Learn more: .

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    14 hours ago

    Desperately sad dispatch from ⁦⁩ on how Yemen’s humanitarian crisis - born largely of the Saudi-led coalition’s policies - is playing out on the bodies of emancipated babies.

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    14 hours ago

    With U.S. departure, Syria's Manbij braces for upheaval

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  10. 14 hours ago

    As opposition to war in Yemen rose in Congress, Defense Secretary Mattis and CENTCOM Gen. Votel worked to temper the Saudi/UAE war and helped to bring about a fragile cease-fire. A behind-the-scenes look at their quiet efforts:

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    Dec 28

    The White House says Donald Trump has not ordered the Pentagon to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, contradicting reports last week that had

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  12. Dec 29

    Interesting interview with about incoming/acting Pentagon chief and former Boeing exec Patrick Shanahan and the billion dollar deals his former company has secured since he took the job:

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    Dec 29

    Our story on the PBS from last night - a close look at the deepening, man-made hunger crisis in ....

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    Dec 28

    AP PHOTOS: All along the roads of Yemen, driving south and north, ⁦⁩ gets a glimpse of Yemen’s beauty and the moments of Yemenis’ lives amid the war.

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    Dec 28

    Syria’s most powerful Kurdish militia has called on the Assad government to send its forces to protect against an attack by Turkey, the first sign of shifting political alliances since President Trump announced that he would withdraw American troops

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    Dec 28

    So "well thought-out" that it led to some of the senior most resignations in the history of the US. And "mutually supportive" of the Kurds?

    The next phase of US support to the 's operation in is a deliberate, well thought-out, mutually supportive, and controlled withdrawal of forces while taking all measures possible to ensure our troops' safety and protection.
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    Dec 28

    My latest -- In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters face Trump’s withdrawal — and the legacy of their own mistakes by

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    Dec 28

    Looking forward to visiting Israel & Turkey in January. We will discuss our continued work confronting security challenges facing allies & partners in the region, including the next phase of the fight against ISIS, as the U.S. begins to bring troops home from Syria.

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  19. Dec 27

    Former US Amb. to Syria who resigned over Obama Syria policy, , backs Trump decision to get US forces out of Syria, jabs Bolton/Pompeo for being out of step with president on foreign policy:

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    Dec 27

    A man in his kitchen in England peered out his window, spotted a trail of smoke in the sky, snapped a photo, realized it was Air Force One... and Trump's secret trip to Iraq was known 'round the world -- with the deets

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