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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki visited Kurdish leadership in Erbil in asymbolic gestureto reset relations and discuss long-standing disputes over oil and land between the regions,according toReuters.Malikis government, facing a surge of violence from Sunni insurgentsemboldened by the Syrian conflict, could benefit from improved Kurdish relationsHistorically, the Kurds have at key times served to mediate conflict between Iraqi Sunnis and

Shiites. Resolving the many issuesbetween Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and PrimeMinister Maliki, however, will not be easy, reports Todays Zaman. Recently Barzani warnedthat unless talks with Baghdad succeed, the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan would seeka new form of relations with Baghdad.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari stated that Baghdad isnot sendingfighters to supporthe Syrian regime of President Bashar al Assad, reports Al Arabiya. Zebari qualified hisremarks saying, Iraq does not deny that there are Iraqi volunteer fighters who are heading to

fight in Syria. Baghdads official position regarding the Syrian conflict has been one of apeaceful transition of power. Syrian opposition leaders dispute Iraqs assertion and insteadclaim that the Assad regime is actively recruiting sectarian militia fighters from Iraq andIran.

The Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV reported that al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri urged

leaders of the Iraqi al Qaeda branch (AQI) and al Nusra Front in Syria to end their on-going

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disagreements and to stop anyverbal or actualattacks against one another, reportsAssociated Press (AP). In April, AQannounced it had joined forces with the Nusra Front and the two had formed an alliance renamed the Islamic State in Iraqand the Levant. On 09 June, Zawahri announced the abolishment of the merger, adding that the Nusra Front would remaina separate branch of al Qaeda. Zawahri further stated that AQIs leader, al Baghdadi, would continue in his position foranother year at which time a decision would be made on future leadership roles.

09-Jun-13: A wave of attacksmostly against Sunniareas of Iraq killed 70 people and wounded at least 230 others, reports

Middle East Online. Mosul experienced the most attacks with a series of five car bombings primarily targeting securityforces.

08-Jun-13: Four people were killed bytwo car bombsin Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad, according to The GuardianAlso, one police officer was killed, and two others wounded, after a car bomb struck a police convoy in the northern cityof Mosul.07-Jun-13: Shiite pilgrims weretargeted in attacksas they travelled to holy shrines in Najaf, reportsBBC. At least thirty

people were wounded, and ten Iranian Shiite pilgrims were killed. In separate attacks the same day, car bombs exploded

at checkpoints in Fallujah and Ramadi killing at least four police officers.06-June-13: Fourteen people, including seven police officers, were killed in car bombattacks in and around BaghdadreportsAP.

05-Jun-13: Gunmen killed fourteen people in Nukhaib at a phony checkpoint. The City Council of the Shiite holy city ofKarbala issued a statement after thekillings, accusingSunni insurgents and the Baath party of perpetrating the attackreportsNew York Times (NYT).

Iraq commencedtest pumpingon the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline after repairing sections damaged by sabotage on 04 June,reportsReuters. Crude flows from the Kurdish region of Iraq to Turkey are expected to resume once testing is completedIn other oil news, a Sudanese delegation met with Baghdad leadership on 06 June to discuss possible oil cooperation,according to United Press International (UPI). Sudan has struggled to meet oil needs in its country since South Sudan

gained independence in July 2011. Sudans investment minister, Mustafa Osman, announced that the Iraqi governmentagreed to sell its oil to Sudan but that payment for the oil would be settled at alater date, reports Sudan Tribune. In only afew weeks, the final sectionof the new Taq Taq (Kurdish region) Fishkhabour (Turkey) pipeline will be completedallowing the flow of 300,000 barrels of crude per day to Turkey, reports The Guardian. The pipeline project has

proceeded without the approval of the central government in Baghdad, and is likely to complicate the current disputebetween Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) over oil and revenue sharing.

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Former Hezbollah Secretary-General Subhi al Tufayli criticised the Lebanese militant group for its military participationin Syria, stating the groups recent activities have provoked the whole world, reports Al Arabiya. Tufayli addedHezbollahs project as a resistance party that works to unify the Islamic world has fallen. It is no longer that party thatdefends the Umma [Islamic nation]; instead it plagues the Umma. The former leader also asserts that Iran fully controls

the group and is responsible for pushing the militia into the Syrian war. The Future Movements1

parliamentary blocblasted Hezbollahs dangerous and criminal role in Syria and warned that Lebanons political, security and economicwoes would not be resolved as long as Hezbollah continued to engage in Syria, reports The Daily Star. In fighting

alongside Syrian troops, Hezbollah exposes Lebanon to increased security risks and repercussions. CondemningHezbollahs widening involvement, General Salim Idriss, the military chief of the main Syrian umbrella oppositiongroup in Syria, says his men are ready to fight Hezbollah militants inside neighbouring Lebanon. Idriss posits that

Lebanese fighters are invading Syria while Lebanon has failed to take the necessary steps to stop the groupsintervention, according to theBBC. Palestinian refugees sheltering in Lebanons Bekaa Valley voiced their anger over the

partys role fighting alongside the Syrian regime. Twice in recent days, Palestinian refugees from Syria sheltering inSaadnayelburned Hezbollah foodaid, reports The Daily Star.

1 TheFuture Movement is a Lebanese political movement led by Member of Parliament Saad Hariri and the son of assassinated former Prime Minister of LebanonRafik Hariri. The movement is the largest member of theMarch 14 Alliance, a political bloc, which also includes Christians with theLebanese ForcesandKataeb

parties. The majority of the Future Movement members are Sunni Muslims.
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In Beirut, a protester was shot and killed while demonstrating outside theIranian embassy, according toNYT. Anti-Hezbollah demonstrators claim theywere attacked by pro-Hezbollah crowds that reacted violently when protestersorganised near the Iranian embassy. The incident resulted in Lebanese troops

blocking streets in Beirut withtanks and barbedwire to cordon the city centre

and neighbourhoods controlled by Hezbollah for several hours after theattack, according to Reuters. Two rockets hit near the historic ruins ofBaalbek in the Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold, on 05 June, hours afterthe Assad regime seized control of the strategic border town of Qusayr in

Syria, according to France 24. After the rocket attacks, gunmen took to thestreets while other gunmen headed for the Syrian border ready to engage in

the conflict.Syrian helicoptersfired six rockets into the Bekaa Valley on 07June, targeting the Wadi Hmeid region near the border town of Arsal, a Sunnirebel haven, reports The Daily Star. The helicopter attacks were the second

time in several days the Syrian government has attacked the Sunni-majorityregions of the Bekaa Valley. Rockets and shells from Syria struck northernLebanon on 07 and 08 June but resulted in no casualties, according to The

Daily Star. Syrian rockets struck villages of Hiker Janine, Janine, al Aramaand Qishliq in Akkar district. Shells from the Syrian side of the border alsosparked fires in Ammar Bikat. On 10 June, Lebanese officials wereinvestigating a roadside explosion that damaged a van and car in Taanayel,

east Lebanon, reports The Daily Star.

On 07 June, Frances ambassador to Lebanon Patrice Paoli reiterated the need for Beirut to abide by its disassociationpolicyregarding the Syrian conflict, reports The Daily Star. Paoli underscored Lebanons need to stay out of the Syriancrisis and pledged Frances support in realising this objective. The same day, Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour

stated that Lebanese leadership objected to a strongly worded statement released by the Arab League condemningHezbollahs role in the Syrian conflict, according to The Daily Star. Mansour said the Arab League statement wasunjustified, arguing that over two dozen countries were intervening in Lebanons neighbour. Further, Mansour said, [i]t

is unfair to single out Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Gulf Arab countries issued a travel warning for Lebanon cautioningcitizens to avoid the popular tourist destination now affected by the Syrian conflict, according to Reuters.

Lebanon isconsidering restrictingSyrian refugee arrivals as it struggles to host more than 500 million refugees, reportsA

Bawaba. Previous discussions focusing on controlling the flow of refugees entering Lebanon was met with internationalcriticism that suggested such an action violates international norms. According to a government statement, the meetingalso addressed means to confront the burdens of the surge of Syrian refugees into Lebanon and the increasing social,security and health problems in Lebanon due to the influx of refugees. In the village ofArsalin the Bekaa Valley, the

refugee population has swelled as a result of fighting in Qusayr, reports The Daily Star. Arsals deputy mayor reports thenumber of refugees in the town is double that of the town population of 35,000. However, he further stated that thesudden influx of refugees made it virtually impossible to obtain accurate arrival statistics.

Syria Linda Lavender [email protected] protracted Syrian conflict is threatening to erasecentury-old bordersacross the Middle East, states TheWashington

Post. Widespread unrest impacts Lebanese cities where sharp divisions between Sunnis and Shiites have been violentlyexpressed. Fighting between Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites has reached its highest levels since US troop withdrawal inDecember 2011. The conflict threatens to embolden aspirations of ethnic Kurds for their own state, encourage ethniccleansing in Syria, re-ignite a latent civil war in Lebanon, overwhelm Jordans monarchy and further complicate Israelssecurity challenges. Adding to regional instability, al Qaedas leadership urgedSunni Muslimsto spare no effort to jointhe battle in Syria in order to topple the Assad government and to block a US allied government from taking the lead in a

post-Assad Syria, reportsAl Arabiya. Ayman al Zawahri called on Sunnis everywhere to dedicate their lives, money andexpertise for the fight against the Assad government, also encouraging them to rise above their differences in order to

prevent Shiite expansion in the region.

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George Sabra, acting head of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition, warned that Hezbollah involvement in Syriais transforming the conflict into asectarian war, reportsAP. TheNYTreports that as Hezbollah guerrillas fought alongsideSyrian troops, Syrian Sunni Muslim rebels and civilians in Qusayr announced that the social fabric that binds sectsethnicities, friendships, tribes and families together were broken, perhaps irrevocably. Now, Sunnis in Syria say theirstruggle to topple the government has become a sectarian war. An amateur video posted by online activist depicts

Hezbollah fighters raising a flag inscribed with Ya Hussein2, over a mosque in Assad-controlled Qusayr, lendingcredence to the rising sectarianism trend in Syrias civil war, according to Al Arabiya. On 08 June, a Muslim union headed

by prominent Sunni cleric Yusuf Qaradawi called for a Day of Rage and Support for the Free Syrian Army (FSA)battling Syria troops, backed by a Shiite axis, reports Arab News. The Association of Muslim Scholars urged its

millions of supporters to demonstrate, stage peaceful sit-ins, make speeches and pray for the Syrian fighters on 14 June.

Syrian troops, fortified by Hezbollah fighters, continued theiroffensive against rebelson 07 June, reports Gulf TodayAssad forces appear to have focused efforts in the countrys heartland, attempting to drive rebels from cities such asAleppo and Homs. Regime forces faced little resistance in retaking Salhiyeh and Masoudiyeh while they continued to

edge closer to Al Buwaida village after rebels relinquished Qusayr to Assad forces earlier in the week. In Aleppo, anunidentified Islamist rebel group shot and killed a 15-year- old boy selling coffee on 08 June after the group claimed thechild blasphemed the Prophets name, reports Al Jazeera. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abde

Rahman said the rebel group spoke classical Arabic, not Syrian dialect and was likely a foreign group. A car bombexploded in an Alawite-majority city in the region of Homs on 08 June, killing eight, according to AP. The bombingoccurred while government troops pressed an offensive against fleeing Syrian rebels in nearby areas. On 10 June, Syrian

rebels converged on Minnigh airbase in Aleppo where Assad forces gathered to prepare for an assault on Aleppo

according toAgence France-Presse (AFP). Early reports of clashes indicated that opposition fighters had seized control ofthe radar tower, while state media reported that the attack had been repelled.

Reuters reports that on 06 June, UN peacekeepers took cover in bunkers when Assad forces engaged with rebel fighters

who had previously seized theQuneitra crossingin the Golan Heights. The attack prompted Austria to recall soldiers fromthe Golan Heights peacekeeping mission.

The UN thanked Russian leadership for offering toreplace peacekeepersfrom Austria in the Golan Heights operation, buindicated that an agreement between Israel and Syria bars all permanent UN Security Council members from the missionthere, according to Reuters. Austrian peacekeepers on the Golan Heights comprised 380 of the 1,000 forces stationedthere. In Israel, Austrias decision was largely viewed as a betrayal of the United Nations commitment to regionasecurity, according to The Guardian. On 07 July, the UN launched thelargest humanitarian appealin the organisations

history in efforts to assist the growing number of people affected by the Syrian conflict. The USD 4.4 billion appeal

covers relief activities for the Syrian Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (SHARP) and the Regional Response Plan(RRP). UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amosestimates that 6.8 million people in the region are affected by the Syrian conflict and that one in three Syrians are in needof urgent humanitarian assistance. Amos also states, [t]hese are massive figures, but those figures mask a humantragedy. In other UN news, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told The TelegraphPresident Assad wasdeeply implicatedin the growing toll of atrocities in Syria, and cautioned Assad that he would not be permitted to trade

justice for peace in any future negotiations.

US leadership will decide later this week whether or not toarm Syrian rebelsin the on-going conflict, reportsNewEuropeThe White House meetings are taking place as the Assad regime is poised to attack the city of Homs, with as many as5,000 Hezbollah fighters supporting operations. Opposition leaders have indicated that rebel forces could face

devastating and irreversible losses without greater support. Bernadette Meehan , White House spokesperson, indicated

that Obama advisers were considering all options to hasten a transition in Syria. European Union (EU) countries pledgedto step up cooperation in hopes of keeping the more than 600 EU citizens currently fighting in Syria from returning home

and commencingterrorist operationsthere, according toAP. French Foreign Minister Manuel Valls states that the numberof EU citizens fighting abroad with possible links to terrorist organisations has never been seen at this scale, faroutpacing recent wars and conflicts in Afghanistan, Somalia and the Sahel region. Once these EU fighters are fullytrained, radicalised and traumatised in the conflict, there is concern they could pose a danger for home country

populations upon their return. Meanwhile, French leadership is considering options to provide advanced weaponry to

2Muslim Shiites highly revere Hussein, who is the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and is understood as the rightful successor in the Caliphate, an issue that

dividesShiites and Sunnis.
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Syrias rebels, reports Christian Science Monitor (CSM). France is considering a way of technologically leashingadvanced weapons to prevent their use against the West. The urgency of the weapons debate was underscored on 05 Junewhen Assad forces retook the strategic town of Qusayr. On 06 June, London was host to a meeting of the Friends of Syriagroup where preparations for theGeneva II PeaceConference were to be discussed, reports The Guardian. The oppositionis, however, in disarray, divided over whether to participate in negotiations with the Assad regime while Assads

departure is not a precondition to negotiations. Recent Assad victories, such as Qusayr, have emboldened the Syrianpresident, making him less likely toconsider concessions, suggests The Guardian. Senior officials from Egypt, FranceGermany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United Statesare participating in the London talks.

Russia announced on 06 June thedeployment of a naval unitto the Mediterranean Sea, according to Reuters. PresidenVladimir Putin explained the move as a defensive measure for Russian security, but this comes as Moscow faces off withthe West over the fate of Syria. The deployment is Russias first permanent naval deployment in the Mediterranean Seasince Soviet times, comprising sixteen warships and three ship-based helicopters into the region. CNNreports that US

intelligence agencies have identifiedthree Russian amphibiouswarships in the eastern Mediterranean carrying weaponsshipments that could be used to resupply the Syrian regime, according to a US Pentagon official. It is believed that theseRussian warships may be carrying the controversial S-300 air defence missile system among other weapons to Assad.

Jordan leadership threatened to expel Syrian Ambassador Bahjat Suleiman following his warning that Syrian missiles

could beused against Patriotbatteries soon to be deployed along Jordans shared border with Syria, according toReutersSuleimans comments, made on 06 June, were considered by some Jordanian senior officials as almost a threat of

war[that] is totally unacceptable. Also, Jordans army said it had foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of armsfrom Syrian into Jordan, without providing additional details on the incident. CNN reports that the US Navy aircraftcarrierUSS Eisenhowerwill be in the Mediterranean region on a scheduled rotation before returning to port on the USEast Coast.

Israels intelligence minister Yuval Steinitz suggested that the Assad regime, backed by Iran and Lebanons Hezbollah

may prevail in the current conflict, reports Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition governmenquickly distanced itself from the comment, dismissing it as Steinitzs personal informed or rather, misinformed

position.

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Japan:Anunexploded bombfrom World War II has been found near a busy train

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Tunisia: Aroadside bombkilled two Tunisian solders in the mountainous border

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