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A girl walks past the rubble of a destroyed building down a street in the rebel-held Syrian town of Ayn Tarma, in the Ghouta area east of the capital Damascus, July 19, 2017. (AFP/ABDULMONAM EASSA)

Russian Police in Golan to Keep ‘Hezbollah’ Away

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Jul 25, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London- Moscow announced on Monday the deployment of monitors from its military police 13 kilometers from the demarcation line between Israeli and Syrian troops in the Golan Heights. The new step removes “Hezbollah” from the cross-line as part of a deal struck...

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Member of UNDOF observes the Syrian border from the Golan on August 30, 2014. (AFP)

West Leaning to Arm International Forces in Golan

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 14, 2017 | Middle East

London – Western diplomatic sources confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday the presence of a leaning among western states towards amending the mission of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan to become an armed force capable of...

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A picture taken from a window in Syria showing bullet holes marks throughout the building, Reuters

The West Warns Assad’s Step down Might Not Be Thorough Mimicking Yemen’s Saleh

by Michelle Abu Najm and Nazir Majli | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East

Geneva-Meanwhile the Syrian Opposition threatens its withdrawal from the current Syrian peace talks in Geneva, for reasons of negotiations not directly addressing political transition, other Western diplomatic sources reached by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper warned of...

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Two Israeli-Druze women look from the Israeli side at the Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights at smoke rising where clashes appeared between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to the regime near the Quneitra crossing on June 6, 2013. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

Syria conflict spreads to the Golan Heights

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The battle continued to rage in the Golan Heights yesterday following a sudden offensive by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to take control of the Quneitra border crossing from Assad regime forces. Ultimately, the Syrian rebels were only able...