For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (Scroll down for SYRIA 12-13-25 and for today’s GAZA, MEDIA, UKRAINE and COVID ETC,.) — MCM

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Israeli military expansion in Syria raises tensions as they carve out a buffer zone, by Kareem Chehayeb | AP  BEIRUT — An Israeli army raid last month in the village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria and similar recent Israeli actions inside the country have increased tensions, frustrated locals and also scuttled chances — despite U.S. pressure — of any imminent thaw in relations between the two neighbors. Click HERE for report, a map and photos.

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