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Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, August 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Azad Lashkari)

The Sectarian Map of Syria

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 1, 2013 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the dawn of history, Syria has lain at the crossroads of mankind’s greatest commercial religious and political powers. However, the land known as the Fertile Crescent has seen more than just the rise and fall of great ancient...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon as he takes up a position behind sandbags in the al-Khalidiya neighborhood of Aleppo, August 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Aref Hretani)

Syria: Government militia hit by desertions, say activists

by Nazeer Rida | Aug 6, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hundreds of pro-government Druze militiamen are reputed to have abandoned their posts in a district close to the Syrian capital Damascus, sparking rumors of a mutiny among government forces. Reports say members of the Popular Committees...

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Lebanese Army commandos sit on the back of a truck in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon, on June 26, 2013, following 24-hours of clashes that ended two days ago between the Lebanese army and supporters of radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT.)

Carrying the burden of the Syrian crisis

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 9, 2013 | Features

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Worried about the possible fallout from Syria, the Lebanese military spared no efforts to crush the armed insurgency led by Sunni Sheikh Ahmed Al-Assir; however, it remained heedless to the risks of Hezbollah’s growing embroilment in civil-war...

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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Walid Jumblatt on the Fate of Syria and Lebanon

by Thair Abbas | Mar 10, 2013 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese MP, Druze leader, and head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt is not at ease these days. From his standpoint nearly all of the recent developments in and around Lebanon bode ill, especially in regards to the Syrian...