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Iraq, Russia
How Battle of Baghdad Was Called Off

Diplomatic sources in Moscow and Damascus say Russian officials negotiated with Saddam Hussein and his sons to persuade them to give up defending Baghdad in return for assistance as they fled the country. [...]

Published on 18/04/2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Syria, Turkey
SECRET CLAUSES IN SYRIAN-TURKISH PACT

Russia
INCREASED POWERS FOR FSB

Turkey
ANKARA SETS SECURITY ZONE IN IRAQ

Iraq
KOSAI HUSSEIN

Iran, Russia
FALLAHIYAN AND PRIMAKOV IN DEAL

Poland
GOOD OLD TIMES WITH THE KGB

Iraq
HELP IN PARIS, MOSCOW & PEKIN?

France, United Kingdom
VIKTOR OSCHENKO'S NETWORK

Russia
AMERICAN SECURITY PROFESSIONALS TO TOUR RUSSIA

Spotlight | Turkey
AN UNDECLARED WAR

Iraq
HAS GATES' PLAN FALLEN THROUGH?

Lebanon
HEZBOLLAH HARDENS ITS POSITION

Syria
A DIFFICULT VISIT TO THE CIS

Syria, United States
GENERAL KANAAN'S SECRET MISSION

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Syria, Turkey SECRET CLAUSES IN SYRIAN-TURKISH PACT

Russia INCREASED POWERS FOR FSB

Turkey ANKARA SETS SECURITY ZONE IN IRAQ

Iraq KOSAI HUSSEIN

Iran, Russia FALLAHIYAN AND PRIMAKOV IN DEAL

Poland GOOD OLD TIMES WITH THE KGB

Iraq HELP IN PARIS, MOSCOW & PEKIN?

France, United Kingdom VIKTOR OSCHENKO'S NETWORK

Russia AMERICAN SECURITY PROFESSIONALS TO TOUR RUSSIA

Spotlight | Turkey AN UNDECLARED WAR

Iraq HAS GATES' PLAN FALLEN THROUGH?

Lebanon HEZBOLLAH HARDENS ITS POSITION

Syria A DIFFICULT VISIT TO THE CIS

Syria, United States GENERAL KANAAN'S SECRET MISSION

Spotlight | Russia STILL IN BUSINESS

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Iraq, Russia
How Battle of Baghdad Was Called Off

Syria, Turkey
SECRET CLAUSES IN SYRIAN-TURKISH PACT

Russia
INCREASED POWERS FOR FSB

Turkey
ANKARA SETS SECURITY ZONE IN IRAQ

Iraq
KOSAI HUSSEIN

Iran, Russia
FALLAHIYAN AND PRIMAKOV IN DEAL

Poland
GOOD OLD TIMES WITH THE KGB

Iraq
HELP IN PARIS, MOSCOW & PEKIN?

France, United Kingdom
VIKTOR OSCHENKO'S NETWORK

Russia
AMERICAN SECURITY PROFESSIONALS TO TOUR RUSSIA

Spotlight | Turkey
AN UNDECLARED WAR

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HAS GATES' PLAN FALLEN THROUGH?

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HEZBOLLAH HARDENS ITS POSITION

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A DIFFICULT VISIT TO THE CIS

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