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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters gesture while posing on a damaged airplane inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it from ISIS fighters, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 2017. (Reuters)
by Thaer Abbas and Paula Astih | May 2, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Russia surprised the Syrian opposition and their allies on Monday by suggesting four “zones of reduction of tensions” in the country, and the creation of a joint working group to prepare for a battle to remove ISIS and al-Nusra from those Syrian areas...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura attend a news conference after a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
by Thaer Abbas and Paula Astih | Dec 22, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut – A positive atmosphere prevailed over the tripartite talks held in Moscow on the Syrian crisis, official Turkish sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Wednesday. Tuesday’s meeting – which gathered the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran...
