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Riad Hijab attends a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

HNC Chairman: A Promising Military Alliance to Support Rebels, Iran Retaliates with Unprecedented Forces

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 3, 2017 | Interviews

London- Chairman to Syria’s High Negotiations Committee Riad Hijab on Friday said signs of a capable military regional initiative that would alleviate the suffering of Syrians are very promising.  The top Syrian coordinator said that after diplomacy failing, a...

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Children look up at warplanes loyal to Syria’s regime as rebel fighters try to fire at the planes in Idlib, Syria. Ammar Abdallah/Reuters

Idlib: An Impending Fierce Battle Risking the Lives of 1 Million Syrians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

London- Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib increasingly became a refuge for militants who refused to surrender to regime forces anywhere else in the country in the ongoing civil war. The population of the province became highly concentrated following deals...

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Syrian troops hold positions in the town of Ain al-Hanash near al-Bab in Aleppo’s eastern countryside on January 26, 2016. ( AFP)

Is It Time for an Alternative Syrian Army?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 30, 2017 | Opinion

The idea of forming a Syrian opposition army is long overdue, but proposing the idea now is more suitable than ever. Positions of concerned parties including those of the countries supporting the Syrian revolution as what is secretly known in Jordan as “military...

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Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a news briefing in Moscow, Russia, in this file photo dated October 6, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Moscow Warns Turkish-Kurdish Conflict… Demands US Aerial Disengagement

by Taha Abed alWahed | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow- Russia addressed tensions rising in northeastern Syria amid Turkish threats on launching a massive military offensive against Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces who are fighting against ISIS next to the US-led international coalition. The situation in...

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Waiting for the Butcher of Damascus. Photographer: Koen van Weel/AFP/Getty Images

Assad Avoids Justice

by Scott Turow | May 17, 2017 | Opinion

The torrent of violence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his operatives have rained down on his own people since 2011 — widespread kidnappings, torture, barrel-bombings and chemical weapons attacks — have led to mournful discussions of the dim...