First, a link to commentary via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (Scroll down for SYRIA,1-21-25, and up or down for today’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK and YEMEN so far.) — MCM

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Fighting between Syrian Kurds and state forces leaves huge ISIS camp unguarded. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  Security at the biggest ISIS detention camp in Syria has collapsed as Syrian Kurds withdraw to face advancing government forces. Click HERE to listen and read.

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TO BE CONTINUED