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Rebels from Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front waving their brigade flag on the top of a captured Syrian air force helicopter in Idlib province, northern Syria (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia seeking to contain regional chaos

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 9, 2014 | Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to blacklist several aggressive groups taking part in activities on the ground in Syria and elsewhere carries a tone of challenge. But will this decision end the exploitation of Saudi Arabia and of Saudi people, money and...

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters march through the streets of the Syrian town of Tell Abyad on January 2, 2014. (Reuters/Yaser Al-Khodor)

Opinion: No difference between ISIS and Al-Nusra Front

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 9, 2014 | Opinion

The story of the Al-Nusra Front and ISIS does not cease to shock. The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front is affiliated to the ideology and plan of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri. It entered the conflict in Syria as a largely unknown quantity following the build-up...

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Syrians cross with their belongings from the rebel controlled side of the Bustan al-Qasr checkpoint in the district of Aleppo on February 3, 2014, to the government controlled side. Al-Qaeda has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), whose members have been locked in deadly clashes with Syrian rebels, according to a […]

Opinion: The ISIS Tumor

by Bakir Oweida | Mar 7, 2014 | Opinion

The consequences of former US President George W. Bush’s war on terror may be responsible somehow, albeit not directly, for the emergence of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It may be an exaggeration to say that the situation is out of control and...

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A picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad riddled with holes is seen on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, March 4, 2013. (Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano)

Assad’s Latest Lie: “The Last Bastion of Secularism”

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 5, 2013 | Opinion

During his interview with the British Sunday Times, embattled Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad further attempted to intimidate the Arabs and stir their emotions. He claimed they have two options, either his regime or Al-Qaeda. He then attempted to exploit Western...