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This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/militant website)

Opinion: The Haji Bakr files

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jan 29, 2014 | Opinion

If the reports are true, then a key Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader, Haji Bakr, has been killed in Aleppo at the hands of Syrian rebels. But just who is Haji Bakr? He is a mysterious figure; some say that he is the mastermind behind the rise of the...

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian government solider aims his weapon during clashes with Free Syrian Army fighters, not pictured, in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/SANA)

Opinion: The Arab Situation

by Bakir Oweida | Sep 14, 2013 | Opinion

Whether the US directs military strikes against specific facilities in Syria or not, whether Bashar Al-Assad turns over his chemical weapons stockpiles or not, whether the Assad regime remains in power or not. . . Perhaps it is time to acknowledge that we are...