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Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front militants/Photo: Ammar Abdullah – Reuters

‘Jund al-Aqsa’, Remarkable Case on Radical Field in Syria

by Mona Alami | Oct 18, 2016 | Features

Beirut – Clashes between “Ahrar al-Sham” and “Jund al-Aqsa” in the northern region of Syria have led this latter to announce allegiance to “Jabhat Fateh al-Sham”, which has recently split from Al-Qaeda. This allegiance emphasizes attempts to resettle the...

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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...

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A civil defense member carries a dead child in a site hit by airstrikes in the town of Maaret al-Numan. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Battle to Break Aleppo’s Siege Startles Regime Forces

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Syria’s opposition forces and their allies launched an attack in a bid to lift the siege of Aleppo, a leader at Ahrar al-Sham told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Big surprises are being planned,” he said. In coincidence with Ahrar al-Sham military spokesperson’s...

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Iraqi Soldiers raise ISIS’ flag, indicating the terrorist organization’s defeat in Fallujah, A.F.P

ISIS’ Defeat in Syria Could Denote Qaeda’s Return

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2016 | Middle East

Paris- Many analysts believe that ISIS’ potentially close defeat in Syria could translate into al Qaeda’s offshoot, al-Nusra Front, taking the battlefield lead once again. Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Sciences Po in Paris, warned of the...

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Ahrar al-Sham fighters show off their weapons skills at a graduation ceremony at a military training camp in Syria. Reuters

Ahrar al-Sham: Changes, Transformations toward Legitimacy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2016 | Features

Riyadh-While some of the major powers see that terrorism standards apply to ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria, other powers, mainly Russia, believe that different factions and organizations, including Ahrar al-Sham, should also be considered terrorists....