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Buses that will transfer militants are seen parked in Jroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border. (Ali Hashisho / REUTERS)

Qatar Reduces Funding to Syrian National Coalition

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Qatar has decided to reduce its funding to the “Syrian National Coalition,” a move that forced the group to conduct some changes in its accounts and in the financing of its offices and to push employees to work as volunteers, Syrian opposition sources...

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Russia said the US, Turkey and Israel were given prior warning of the strikes [Reuters]

Russia Participates in Syria’s ‘Desert Battle’ with Missiles, Warplanes

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

London, Beirut, Ankara- Russia on Wednesday got strongly involved in the “desert battle” by firing cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea towards areas in central Syria. Free Syrian Army (FSA) officials said on Wednesday that six Russian jets bombed their...

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Syrian regime soldiers drive past the arch of triumph in the historic city of Palmyra on April 1, 2016. (Reuters)

Iran Plans to Secure Corridor towards Mediterranean

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London – Syria’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) admitted on Monday that Iran has increased its “infiltration” in Syria to protect a land corridor towards the Mediterranean Sea, at a time when the Syrian regime sent Palestinian militias to Deir Ezzor....

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Residents walk through damaged streets at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Hassan Ammar, AP

US Strikes Syrian Regime-Iran Militias near Border with Jordan and Iraq

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London, Washington- Coalition warplanes pounded on Thursday Syrian regime forces and Iranian-backed militias advancing towards the crossing of al-Tanf where the borders of Jordan, Syria and Iraq meet. An official at the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said...

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Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces on Damascus’ northeastern al-Qaboun suburb. (AFP)

Syria’s ‘Geneva 6’ Talks Resume Tuesday with No Agenda

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Damascus – The sixth round of Syrian peace talks kicks off in Geneva on Tuesday in the absence of a clear and specific agenda, according to an invitation received by UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura. During the four-day talks, the delegation...