by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Euphrates Shield troops have now besieged Syria’s al-Bab and reached the town’s center. Speaking at Ataturk International Airport ahead of his departure for Bahrain, the first leg of his four-day...
by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Dec 31, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut, Anakra- Russia tried on Friday to internationalize the Syria ceasefire deal it has reached with Ankara, as Moscow asked its allies at the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution supporting the upcoming peace talks in Astana. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly...
by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut, Ankara – Syria is expected to test on Friday the Russian-Turkish ceasefire announced on Thursday by President Vladimir Putin to include the entire Syrian areas, expect those controlled by ISIS and Kurds. The agreement, which has entered into effect on...
by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut, Ankara-The Syrian regime is exerting more pressure on residents of Moadamiyat al-Sham, located south of Damascus, by forcing them to accept a settlement that would compel fighters to hand over their weapons, and deport those who reject the new conditions. The...
by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Aug 29, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut- Turkey’s army pushed deeper into Syria as clashes sparked in al-Amarna, 8 km south of Jarabulus. Conflicting news on seizing the village spread; as Free Syrian Army sources announced that FSA seized the village, sources from the Syrian Observatory for Human...
