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Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo’s Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

U.S.-Russian Syria Deal Lacks a Key Element: Trust

by Leonid Bershidsky | Sep 13, 2016 | Opinion

This time is different, or so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would have us believe. A new Russian-U.S. agreement to ensure a cessation of hostilities in Syria, indeed, goes further than previous efforts, but the lack of...

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Boys try to sell biscuits to a man driving a car in Aleppo, Syria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Children in Syria Playing outside Again after Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

For the first time in months, children are finally playing outside again among the rubble in the Syrian city of Aleppo. People are wandering the streets and going to the shops securely thanks to a partial halt to the war. People strongly doubt that peace will take...

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Syria’s Opposition Says Will Commit to Truce despite Violations

Syria’s Opposition Says Will Commit to Truce despite Violations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 28, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Syria’s opposition will stick to the cessation of hostilities that was brokered by the United States and Russia despite what they said were 15 violations by Syrian government forces on Saturday and more breaches on Sunday, spokesman for the High Negotiations...