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Here are links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA, GAZA and YEMEN, and down for SYRIA 8-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 24  Syria, Israel hold U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan following Israeli strikes. From the Cradle. Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday, allegedly aimed at reducing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 24  Trump removes Syria from ‘terrorism list,‘ by Yasmine El-Sabawi | Middle East Eye  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday formally removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism blacklist, in a landmark move that unlocks export restrictions and allows for the U.S. to supply military aid to the country. READ MORE . . .

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