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A picture taken on October 25, 2013 shows members of jihadist group Al-Nusra Front taking part in a parade calling for the establishment of an Islamic state in Syria, at the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri)


The Revolution Betrayed

The Revolution Betrayed

Antakya, Asharq Al-Awsat—One of the last things that Mahmoud did in Syria was to fit a new front door. It was another example of everything that was going wrong in Aleppo. A month before, he had upgraded his pistol to a submachine gun. Now he was fixing big metal...
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Rebels from Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front waving their brigade flag on the top of a captured Syrian air force helicopter in Idlib province, northern Syria (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)


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A picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad riddled with holes is seen on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, March 4, 2013. (Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano)


Opinion: Assad’s Eureka Moment

Opinion: Assad’s Eureka Moment

In Bashar Al-Jaafari’s latest speech, Assad’s ambassador to the UN focused on the threat of extremism to Syria. He claimed that the Assad regime is a protector of tolerance and a bulwark against extremism. We are well aware of such false protestations, and I am...