Caption:
Caption:
Washington Sought Military Coup on Assad’s Regime in 2011
In order to limit violence in Syria and explore ways to encourage a military coup, former and current US officials have revealed that the United States made secret calls with members of President Bashar Assad’s government at the beginning of the Syrian civil war in...Caption:
A handout picture provided by the Turkish Presidential press office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) speaking during an opening ceremony of the parliament after a summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, on October 1, 2014. (EPA/Kayhan Özer/HO/Presidential Press Office)
Washington rejects Ankara’s conditions for joining anti-ISIS operations
Washington and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Washington has rejected Turkey’s conditions over its involvement in the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Both President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu...Caption:
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, third left, arrives for the start of negotiations at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, January 24, 2014. Al-Mouallem will meet UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
Syria peace talks at risk as government threatens to withdraw
Geneva/Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations on the Syrian crisis in Geneva appear to have suffered another setback on Friday as a planned face-to-face meeting between the Syrian government delegation and Western-backed opposition groups scheduled for later...Caption:
President of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Al-Jarba, during a press conference after a meeting of the ‘London 11’, the core group of the Friends of Syria, in London, Britain, 22 October 2013. (EPA/TAL COHEN)