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Boys play on a wrecked car in Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April 1, 2017. Picture taken April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

ISIS Faces Challenges via Faking Defection, Fleeing to Europe

by Paula Astih | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – ISIS is still in a quest of plans to face the ongoing challenges and to find an alternative to its collapsing “state.” Several sources reported that the extremist group has moved on in a plan by which some of its members faked defecting from...

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Boys make their way through the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of al-Kalaseh neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Reuters

Syrian Opposition Forces Show Concerns over a Syrian ‘Kandahar’

by Thaer Abbas | Dec 18, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The regions of north Syria are witnessing a clear race between two parties that adopt the “unity” slogan in the face of Aleppo collapse consequences. The first part has an Islamic impression and its’ main components are: Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat Fath al Sham...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the rebel held area of Aleppo’s Baedeen district, Syria, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Opinion: Aleppo’s Mistakes

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 18, 2016 | Opinion

What is taking place in Aleppo is a war—we know how wars spark but we never know how they end. Aleppo, one of the biggest cities, started a revolution before its collapse in the past few days in front of the Russian- Iranian pro-Assad coalition. But the war is not...

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Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle near rising smoke from al-Bab city, northern Aleppo province. (Reuters)

‘Euphrates Shield’ Faces Fierce Resistance at Al-Bab Outskirts

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 16, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- The terrorist ISIS organization has escalated its assaults against Turkish-backed members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as forces from the Euphrates Shield Operation were close from entering the town of al-Bab, the main ISIS stronghold north Syria. Meanwhile,...

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A vehicle drives past damaged buildings in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Opposition Expands Operations West Aleppo, Captivates 160 Members of Hezbollah

by Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Opposition forces launched a new battlefront in Aleppo as its military operations to break the regime’s siege expands. Both warring parties are exchanging accusations of using toxic gases. Opposition forces and the Free Syrian Army are in a quest to...