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Syrian civilians and fighters who were evacuated from northeastern Lebanon gather near buses after crossing into the rebel-held area of Al-Saan in Syria on Aug. 3. (Omar Haj Kadour / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)

Syrian Regime Releases 104 Nusra Captives in Keep with Arsal Deal

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 14, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Al-Nusra Front revealed on Sunday in a media broadcast aired on its affiliate outlet, Ibaa News Agency, that the Syrian regime had committed to releasing some 104 of its members, among which were 24 women. All detainees will be released from prisons in Homs,...

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Syrian refugees arrive in Wadi Hamayyed, on the outskirts of Lebanon’s northeastern border town of Arsal, to board buses bound for the northwestern Syrian town of Idlib on Wednesday, August 2nd. Photograph: Stringer/AFP

36 Hours Behind ‘Closed Windows’ from Arsal to ‘Unknown Fate’ in Idlib

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 5, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Thousands of civilians arrived to Idlib from Lebanon on Friday, ending up, once more, as refugees inside local camps, with no hope to move again to Euphrates Shield-controlled areas in the north of Aleppo, or even to Turkey. “The trip from Lebanon to Idlib...

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Militants of al-Nusra Front burned sites they used to occupy on the outskirts of Arsal, as 33 buses reached the area to transport gunmen and their families to Syria/NNA

Political Cover for Army Operations Against ISIS at Eastern Border

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 4, 2017 | Middle East, Uncategorized

Beirut- The Lebanese authorities offered the Army a complete cover to conduct military operations in Jurud Arsal against ISIS after completing the second phase of a deal between “Hezbollah” and “al-Nusra Front,” deporting all the organization’s militants to Idlib in...

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Journalists look at parked buses that will transfer Nusra Front militants in Jroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (REUTERS)

5000 Militants, Civilians Left Arsal to Idlib while Hundreds Stepping Back

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Thousands of Syrian civilians and Nusra Front militants and their families gathered on Wednesday in buses intended to transport them to the north of Syria, in implementation of the second phase of a deal between Nusra and the Lebanese Hezbollah, which aims to...

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A bus driver takes a rest in Jroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Arsal Deal: Facilitated by Lebanon, Obstructed by Nusra

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut: Efforts exerted by the Lebanese authorities to ease the implementation of the second phase of an agreement between “Hezbollah” and “al-Nusra Front” did not succeed in removing the obstacles hindering the release of Lebanese hostages held by the militant group...