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Famine in Gaza could be halted and reversed because it was entirely man-made

The group did not analyze Rafah because most people there had been forced to leave

The rest of Gaza’s total population of two million people was also struggling with severe hunger

Conditions were likely to worsen sending Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis into an official famine by the end of September

It is easy to see how the other side will seek to cast them as combatants even if they carry no weapons

Soldiers set off to do a monstrous task on behalf of the rest of us something most of us cannot possibly imagine doing

Soldiers are ordinary people given minimal training mostly how to use their equipment and the tactical ways that one does the job

Residents of Palmyra expressed fears and frustration that the ancient desert city would once again be stigmatized by its association with the terrorist group

Repeated spasms of violence have raised doubts about the durability of the country's security gains

The attack on the American soldiers Saturday came months after the United States began drawing down its military presence in Syria from around 2000 troops at the start of the year to roughly 1000

Palmyra will be connected to Daesh again

They do not want this

Arab nations and Western nations including the United States have moved to bolster the vision Mr al-Sharaa has outlined for a new Syria

Three other American service members and two members of Syrian security forces were also wounded in the attack

Government forces detained five people in Palmyra in an operation carried out in coordination with the US-led coalition

The latest attack signaled the challenges ahead for Syria as it emerges from a 13-year civil war and decades of authoritarian rule

The gunman infiltrated a meeting between Syrian forces and a delegation from a US-led multinational coalition formed to combat ISIS

President Ahmed al-Sharaa has had to contend with threats from the Islamic State and other armed groups

The attacker did not hold a senior position and was not assigned to a protection detail

A routine evaluation last week found the man held extremist views and he had been slated for dismissal on Sunday a day after the attack