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UN Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura addresses the media in Vienna, Austria, November 14, 2015 (Leonhard Foeger/ Reuters)

De Mistura Says Truce in the South is Temporary, Understands Syrians’ Concerns over Partition

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 12, 2017 | Interviews

London – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the agreed truce in southwest Syria was a “positive step in the right direction”, noting the presence of common interests between the US and Russia, including fighting ISIS and easing the crisis in the...

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Sheen Ibrahim, Kurdish fighter from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) walks together with other YPG fighters in Raqqa, Syria June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Seven US Bases In Syria’s Kurdish Zones

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

London- Kurdish sources confirmed on Tuesday the presence of seven US military bases and airports in the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) areas, eastern Syria. Commander of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) Sipan Hamo told Asharq Al-Awsat that the...

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Then-Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba makes a statement after the conclusion of talks on Syria, in Geneva, Jan. 31, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

Al-Jarba to Asharq Al-Awsat: ISIS is Legitimate Child of Iran’s Project

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 3, 2017 | Interviews

London- Ahmad al-Jarba, the head of al-Ghad al-Souri Movement (Tomorrow Movement), said on Sunday that ISIS was the legitimate child of the Iranian project and the “Shi’ite Crescent” in the region. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, al-Jarba said: “Iran is in...

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Kurdish Democratic Union Party head Saleh Muslim speaks during a conference in Paris November 13, 2013. (Reuters)

Kurdish Democratic Union Party Chief: Our Forces are Advancing in Raqqa

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 27, 2017 | Interviews

London –The head of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Saleh Muslim, warned that Syria’s de-escalation zones, in their current formula, would lead to more fighting,. He noted meanwhile that democratic federalism that is based on geographic factors was the guarantee...

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A man walks past damaged cars at a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib, Syria, on Sunday. (Reuters/Ammar Abdullah)

Russian Military Base Engages in US-Iranian Conflict in Syrian ‘Badia Region’

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 26, 2017 | Middle East

London –Russia has entered the arena of conflict between the US and Iran in the Syrian Badia region, as Moscow established a military base eastern Damascus in parallel with Tehran’s move to transform “Al-sin” airport into a base for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards....