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A rebel fighter from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) sits on a barricade as he holds a position on a front line in the northern city of Aleppo on October 1, 2014. (AFP)

Free Syrian Army set to unite rebels in southern Syria: official

by Nazeer Rida | Oct 4, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Efforts are underway to unite some 65 rebel factions under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) after Washington announced plans last month to train moderate militants fighting to topple the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad. “The plan...

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In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military solider fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with rebels in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Syria: Assad forces break Moadamiya “truce”

by Nazeer Rida | Dec 27, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian government forces broke a truce with Syrian rebels in the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiya on Friday, leaving a planned delivery of food and humanitarian aid in doubt. Local sources confirmed that Syrian rebels and Assad forces had...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon as he takes position in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal district on December 4, 2013. (Reuters/Saad AboBrahim)

Syria: Ankara mediates between FSA and Islamic Front

by Thair Abbas | Dec 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ankara mediated a meeting on Thursday between rival factions of the Syrian opposition in an attempt to broker an agreement between the Islamic Front and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) following recent clashes between the two. Turkey’s...

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A rebel fighter points his gun towards pro-government forces’ positions during clashes in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on July 9, 2013. (AFP/JM Lopez)

The Zero Line

by Hannah Lucinda Smith | Jul 19, 2013 | Features

“We call this the zero line,” says Mohamad. He points a home-made periscope through the hole in the wall above him. When he brings it back down he confirms it. “Assad’s soldiers are only ten meters away.” In Aleppo’s Salaheddin district the front line runs straight...