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6 Factions Constitute the Core of Turkey-Backed Syrian National Army

by Paula Astih | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The process of uniting the larger part of Syrian opposition factions in north Syria has been initiated to form a national army with direct support from Turkey, said a prominent opposing military source to Asharq Al-Awsat. The source said that currently,...

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Libyan Army Announces New Victories in West Benghazi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

The Libyan national army announced yesterday that it had achieved another victory yesterday against the remaining terrorist groups and extremists on fronts where there has been fighting, particularly in western Benghazi in the east of the country. According to what a...

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Campaign to Conscript Syrian Men Pushes Them to Emigrate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 21, 2016 | Middle East

A new wave of desertion is taking place amongst young people who are wanted for conscription in Syria at the same time that the Syrian regime is launching a new campaign to conscript young civilians that remain to the Syrian army. Hundreds of young men desert the army...

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Erdogan Chairs Security Meeting to Discuss Counter-terrorism

by Said Abdul Razzak | Dec 16, 2016 | World

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday held a high level emergency security meeting at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara that was attended by the Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, a number of ministers and the heads of the security services....

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Libyan Army’s Forces Resist an Armed Attack on the Oil Crescent

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

The Libyan National Army led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar revealed that it has resisted a surprise attack by armed militias allied with other militias that are believed to be loyal to the government of national accord that is headed by Faiz Al-Siraj and backed by...