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Iraq's capital Baghdad was pelted with rockets in an attack that came after Washington announced a historic cut in its troop numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A rocket struck an open area at a base in Kirkuk, Iraq where both Iraqi and US troops are based.
Like the Castro family in Cuba and North Korea’s Kim dynasty, the Assads have attached their name to their country the way few non-monarchical rulers have done.
Comment: Until they see a real improvement in living conditions, Lebanese protesters have little incentive to leave the streets, writes Michal Kranz.
Israels pre-dawn raids have killed 23 Syrian regime and foreign fighters in southern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Comment: By returning Hariri to the premiership, Lebanon's ruling class has completed a counterrevolutionary cycle that started with his resignation under popular pressure one year earlier, writes Nizar Hassan.
The United States has blocked a French-proposed statement condemning 'all violations' of the UN-drawn dividing line between Israel and Lebanon.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab's cabinet of 20 ministers was announced on Tuesday.
Comment: Attacks on Lebanese banks have been portrayed as irresponsible and 'thuggish', but they too, participate in a corrupt system that has entrenched the country for decades, writes Nizar Hassan.
In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began.