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Turkey Contains Repercussions of Border Attack

by Youssef Diab | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Turkey has contained the consequences of the killing of around 11 Syrian refugees by its border guards, most of them from the same family, as they were trying to cross the border on Saturday. Turkey denied the accusations and explained that the duty of the...

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ISIS militant waving a flag, cheers as he takes part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

The End of ‘Caliphate’s Capital’

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 24, 2016 | Opinion

War is not new to Raqqa. The city was previously destroyed and occupied by Mongols who had settled there until they were expelled by force. Today, Raqqa is about to finally be liberated from ISIS, which have carried out unimaginable heinousness against its people;...

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Cicilians and paramedics rescuing an injured woman following an air raid waged by Assad’s regime north Aleppo

Assad Launches Aleppo’s Battle under Russian Air Cover and Iranian Support

by Nazeer Rida | Apr 11, 2016 | Middle East

“Syrian regime’s government forces, with support from Russia, are planning an operation to retake Aleppo and battle a terrorist rebel offensive in the region,” the Syrian regime’s Prime Minister, Wael al Halqi, said on Sunday after a week of clashes. “We, together...