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Moscow Rules Out a New Truce in Aleppo

by Caroline Akoum | Oct 25, 2016 | Middle East

Opposition factions have completed preparations for the launch of the battle to lift the siege on Aleppo according to the legal adviser for the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Osama Abu Zeid. He told Asharq Al-Awsat “Aleppo will be the battle of the revolution” and that “We...

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Opinion: The Battle For Mosul

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 6, 2016 | Opinion

Mosul is the promised land where the great battle is expected to take place. It is also the second largest city in Iraq. For nearly two years, the world has been waiting for the crucial fight between Iraqi forces and the international coalition on one side, and ISIS...

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Rebel fighters ride a tank in an artillery academy of Aleppo, Syria, August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Opposition Chases Regime Forces in Their Last Strongholds In Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat and Nazeer Rida | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Syrian opposition factions started yesterday their preparations to take the last strongholds of regime forces in Aleppo, ahead of controlling the entire city. Hundreds of opposition fighters from several factions assembled yesterday in the rural areas...

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SDF Enter Manbij With Unprecedented International Military Support

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) succeeded in entering the city of Manbij, an ISIS stronghold, yesterday for the first time. This came a week after the city was surrounded, ISIS’ supply routes were cut off and a large bulk of its rural areas were seized. The forces,...

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U.S.-led Liberation of Raqqa is Imminent and Will Exclude the Regime

by Nazeer Rida | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The battle to liberate Raqqa, ISIS’ stronghold in Syria, is “imminent” after an amendment to the military plan was approved during a short visit made by head of U.S. central command Army Gen Joseph Votel to Syria on Saturday, informed Syrian sources confirmed...