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No Optimism over Peace Talks, Head of Syrian Opposition Team Says

Opinion: If the opposition is an illusion, then the Syrian army is a myth

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 25, 2015 | Opinion

The Syrian army is back in the spotlight again. There have been a number of recent Russian and Syrian reports on the army’s battles against the opposition in Syria. In reality, the standing army these reports refer to is actually now made up of a mixture of...

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New Free Syrian Army (FSA) recruits run in groups as they receive military training in Idlib, Syria, in this May 19, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Nour Kelze)

Moscow could reevaluate role of Free Syrian Army, says Lavrov

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russia could accept a role for the main anti-Assad rebel group the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as part of efforts to fight extremist groups in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday following meetings in Vienna on the...