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Syrian National Coalition leader Ahmad Jarba speaks during a press conference following a meeting with French President at the Elysée palace in Paris on May 20, 2014. (AFP/Bertrand Guay)

Syrian National Coalition to discuss extending president’s term: source

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 3, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian National Coalition is considering extending President Ahmed Al-Jarba’s term, according to opposition sources who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat. The change would see the Coalition president’s term changed from a fixed six-month period to...

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Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they peek out from a room during clashes with forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in the old city of Aleppo on April 27, 2014. (Reuters/Jalal Al-Mamo)

Syrian rebels threaten to give up fight against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Eleven Free Syrian Army (FSA) brigades have threatened to lay down their arms and withdraw from the fight against the advancing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) unless they are provided with vital military supplies. FSA brigades fighting...

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This photo taken on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, shows damaged homes due to clashes between fighters of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Iraqi security forces in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant announced this week that it has […]

Opinion: Did US policies led to Al-Baghdadi’s “caliphate?”

by Bakir Oweida | Jul 3, 2014 | Opinion

The US has put a 10 million dollar bounty on the head of a terrorist called Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. It would make no sense for me to invite President Barack Obama to pledge allegiance to Baghdadi, who has now proclaimed himself “Caliph” Ibrahim, a ludicrous scene. But...

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A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waves an ISIS flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. (Reuters)

Opinion: The Political Implications of ISIS’s Caliphate

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jul 3, 2014 | Opinion

The declaration by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of the establishment of an Islamic caliphate in Iraq should not go unremarked. Such a development should not be considered in terms of the presence, or lack thereof, of the elements necessary for the...

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This Nov. 1, 2013 file photo shows police standing stand guard in Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

US seeks more security at some foreign airports

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2014 | World

Washington, AP—Intelligence officials are concerned about a new Al-Qaeda effort to create a bomb that would go undetected through airport security, a counterterrorism official said, prompting the US to call for tighter security measures at some foreign airports. The...