Links to two reports: from the Cradle and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for SYRIA 1-21-25, and up or down for LEBANON, GAZA, UKRAINE, WEST BANK and YEMEN.) — MCM

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Barrack meets SDF leader after giving Damascus ‘green light’ to attack Syria’s Kurdish regions. From the Cradle. U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack announced today he met with Syrian Kurdish leaders in Iraq to discuss the integration of the Kurdish autonomous region in northeast Syria into the Damascus government. READ MORE . . .

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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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