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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)
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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”
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,...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak after making statements following meetings regarding Syria, at a news conference at the Geneva, Switzerland, 14 September 2013. (EPA)
Opinion: The Russians and the Syrian Crisis
Russia did not wait long after its entrance into the Syrian conflict to bolster its position. Since its military action began, Moscow has backed it up with a frenzied slew of political moves. The standout maneuvers here are Moscow’s proposed solutions to the crisis in...Caption:
In this Monday October 12, 2015, file photo, Hezbollah fighters stand by the coffin of senior Hezbollah commander Hassan Hussein Al-Hajj during his funeral procession in the southern Lebanese village of Loueizeh, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)