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The Week in Review: May 8-14, 2021
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The Week in Review: May 8-14, 2021

War rages in Gaza, a brief ceasefire takes hold in Afghanistan, and more

Shawn Gillooly
May 15, 2021
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This week, a series of brutal Israeli police raids and tension over east Jerusalem sparked another war in Gaza. An Azeri incursion into contested Armenian territory ratcheted up tension in the Caucasus. A brief ceasefire in Afghanistan holds after the Taliban captured a key district headquarters, while officials met in an effort to restart previously de…

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