WHO ARE THE KURDS, AND HOW DO THEY FIT INTO THE MIDDLE EAST PUZZLE?

HEADLINE 1: The U.S. Air Force conducted a joint exercise with the Israeli Air Force on Tuesday.

HEADLINE 2: Clashes broke out in Syria between Assad loyalists and the new government’s security forces.

HEADLINE 3: The Trump administration is getting creative with its maximum pressure campaign.

BONUS HEADLINE 4: Syria’s foreign minister made a historic visit to the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or the OPCW.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Giran Ozcan, who serves as the executive director of the Kurdish Peace Institute.

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