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Here are links to a report from the Cradle and an analysis from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT.) — MCM

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Iraqi forces storm Green Zone, arrest politicians in ‘anti-corruption’ crackdown: report. From the Cradle. Iraqi security forces deployed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone at dawn today, using heavy vehicles and tanks to carry out a series of raids targeting “several politicians” accused of corruption. READ MORE . . .

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The banker of Baghdad: How Tom Barrack plans to starve Iran’s militia machine, by Jasim Al-Azzawi | Middle East Monitor  In April, the U.S. Treasury blocked a cargo-plane delivery of nearly $500 million in U.S. banknotes — proceeds from Iraqi oil sales — and simultaneously suspended security cooperation programs with the Iraqi military. READ MORE . . .

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