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A 21-year old from the UK, nick-named by Kurdish fighters as Hewal Givara, stands with his weapon at night on April 14, 2015, in the outskirts of the north-western Syrian town of Tal Tamr, north of Hasakeh, near the border with Turkey. (AF[/Ugyar Onder Simsek)

Opinion: The Kurdish Dilemma

by Ali Ibrahim | Oct 28, 2015 | Opinion

The joint operation by US and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to free 20 Iraqis captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has created much controversy, given that it is the first ground operation carried out by the Americans in Iraq since the decision to...

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An Iranian woman walks past a mural on a street in the northwest of the capital Tehran, on October 19, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)

Iran media bid farewell to a great “lover”

by Amir Taheri | Oct 28, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last month, tens of thousands gathered in Tabriz, capital of East Azerbaijan province, to bid farewell to a man described as “perhaps the greatest Ashik of his generation.” The funeral of Rasoul Ghorbani, who died in late September aged 80,...

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, October 27, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US considers deploying special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq to counter ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options to build momentum in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), US...