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A member of the Kurdish police known as the Asayesh observes enemy positions from a lookout point in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah during ongoing fighting with regime forces on Aug. 22, 2016. DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP

US Airdrop of Forces in Raqqa Draws New Sphere of Influence

by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London- The US-led international coalition against ISIS conducted on Tuesday night an airdrop of US forces and local allied fighters near the city of Tabqa in the northern province of Raqqa, opening a new front in the operation aimed at recapturing the...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Geneva Waiting on Kerry-Lavrov Consensus

by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva- All eyes late on Friday evening were still turned towards Geneva awaiting the concluding statement of the meeting bringing together U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The two diplomats have been trying to land...

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Smoke rises from Taybat al Imam town after rebel fighters advanced in the town in Hama province, Syria August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

U.N. Launches New Syria Initiative, Slams Strategy of Forced Evacuation of Residents

by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva-U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced in Geneva on Thursday his decision to present a new “political initiative” on Syria to the U.N. General Assembly meeting this month, but refused to reveal its details. The U.N. envoy said he...