by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Cairo — Three Syrian factions, including Jaysh al-Islam, signed in Cairo Thursday a ceasefire deal in the southern of Damascus to go into effect on the same day. The deal, brokered under an Egyptian mediation, stipulates the opening of the crossings controlled...
by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Jun 11, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) achieved on Saturday new advances in Raqqa by controlling new positions in the west, north and east of the city following fierce battles with ISIS militants. Meanwhile, reports said a tribal delegation representing the...
by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – The Syrian regime imposed a new reconciliation on opposition forces in the Barada Valley where fighting stopped on Thursday following a ceasefire reached under the U.N. sponsorship. The truce agreement includes conditions that opposition factions had...
by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-Russia’s extension of the truce in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo for another 24 hours has not yielded any results on the humanitarian level. There was no sign that civilians or rebels had left rebel-held east Aleppo although Moscow’s unilateral...
