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Turkish armored military vehicles patrol on the Turkish-Syrian borderline in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey, October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Truce in Southern Damascus Brokered by Egypt

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...

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Smoke rises from al-Mishlab district at Raqqa’s southeastern outskirts. (Reuters)

ISIS Suggests Handing over Raqqa in Exchange of Safe Exit

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...

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Syrian Army soldier stands as people ride buses to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria on August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Assad Regime Enforces New Reconciliation in Barada Valley

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...

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Wounded opposition fighters sit in the back of an ambulance in an eastern government-held neighborhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP

Still no Aleppo Medical Evacuations despite Russia ‘Truce’ Extension

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...