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Syrian Army soldier stands as people ride buses to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria on August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Assad Regime Enforces New Reconciliation in Barada Valley

by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Syrian regime imposed a new reconciliation on opposition forces in the Barada Valley where fighting stopped on Thursday following a ceasefire reached under the U.N. sponsorship. The truce agreement includes conditions that opposition factions had...

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Regime Intensifies its Campaign on Barada Valley and Strengthens its Positions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

The military campaign led by the Syrian regime and militias loyal to it on the besieged area of Barada Valley enters its third week today. Violent clashes between the regime’s forces and armed opposition groups are taking place on several fronts, and the most violent...

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Syrian Regime’s Aircraft Intensify Raids on the Barada Valley

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

The Barada Valley area that is close to the Syrian capital Damascus remains the target of aerial bombardment and artillery barrages for the fifteenth day in a row. The Syrian regime has intensified air raids on villages and towns under siege and has been dropping more...

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UN Considers Depriving People in Damascus of Water a War Crime

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

More than 5.5 million people have minimal access to water supplies in Damascus because of the ongoing battles between the Syrian regime and the opposition. The UN has described this disruption to water supplies as a “war crime”. During a press conference in Geneva,...