(2023-05-12). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Iraq: Political Crisis and Solutions. journal-neo.org 
As the world watches the various elections (for instance, the upcoming elections in Turkey) and the transfer of power from one government to another, doubts and criticism of the current "Iraqi Formula" are growing. Iraq, meanwhile, continues to grapple with never-ending crises, fueling speculation both at home and abroad about the need for "real change" […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-11). ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Damascus Blast. southfront.org 
File image. | ISIS has claimed responsibility for the May 10 Damascus blast, which claimed the lives of two police officers and wounded several others. | The blast destroyed a vehicle inside Barzeh Police Department, which is located in one of the Syrian capital's highly-secured neighborhoods. Initially, the interior ministry said that a police officer was killed and four others were wounded. The next day, May 11, one of the wounded officers succumbed to his wounds, according to the ministry.
(2023-05-11). New AFRICOM/NATO military outpost: Ivory Coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton regime overthrew the Ivorian government of President Laurent Gbagbo with the assistance of French and United Nations troops in 2011, at the time it was also attempting to also overthrow governments in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. What has subsequently been deemed the rules-based international disorder. — RR ==== U.S. Army …