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Former United States Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford at the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria at Bayan Palace on the outskirts of Kuwait City January 30, 2013. (Reuters/Stephanie McGehee)

Former US Ambassador to Syria: America alone cannot solve the Syrian crisis

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Mar 17, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Syrians mark the passing of three years since the start of the uprising in their country and the crisis that followed, the United States marks this solemn anniversary with discussions on “new policy options” in its approach to the...

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Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus. Syria’s army ambushed Islamist fighters in the Qalamoun mountains north of the capital Damascus on Friday, leaving as many as 60 people dead, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said (REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters)

Syria conflict has third anniversary amid offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 15, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Syrian troops advanced in a major rebel-held town near the Lebanese border amid heavy bombardment from warplanes, artillery and tanks as the country’s bloody conflict marked its third anniversary Saturday, state media and activists said. The conflict,...

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Soldiers from forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad attend a rally supporting him and the army in Damascus February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)

Opinion: Who will fall in Syria’s fourth year?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 14, 2014 | Opinion

As the Syrian revolution enters its fourth year, the question remains as to whether President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime will exit power or whether it will finally be able to eliminate the opposition and subjugate the majority revolting against it. The enormous number...

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Rebel fighters inspecting the wreckage of a Syrian army helicopter after Al-Qaeda linked group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)’s fighters allegedly destroyed (AFP PHOTO / Mohammed Al-Khatieb)

Al-Qaeda splinter group denies killing Islamist rival in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—An Al-Qaeda splinter group in Syria has denied it was behind the killing of a prominent Al-Qaeda figure last week and appeared to reject an ultimatum from rival fighters to accept mediation or face all-out assault. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...

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A Syrian refugee waves a revolutionary flag during a protest against any concessions his country’s opposition may make to the Syrian government at the Geneva peace talks at Zaatari camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: Geneva III is also doomed

by Bakir Oweida | Mar 1, 2014 | Opinion

If a third Syrian–Syrian meeting is to be held in Geneva—whether over the next few months months or years from now—the likelihood is that it would end like its predecessors did in June 2012 and January and February 2014. I’m sorry, but there is no escaping this...