by Paula Astih | Feb 7, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Swathes of northern Syria territory controlled by rebel factions, encompassing rural areas of both Idlib and Aleppo, have been witnessing escalatory tensions. Internal conflict has been registered between Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and the recently formed...
by Caroline Akoum | Jan 19, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Syrian Opposition factions continue to express growing fears of what would become of the Kazakhstan-held Syria peace talks, scheduled for Jan 23. Ahrar al-Sham, an opposition group in Syria, officially announced that it would not be partaking in the...
by Caroline Akoum | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- The Syrian regime has already put together its representing delegation to attend the Kazakhstan Syria peace talks. Bashar al-Jaafari, regime instated Permanent Representative at the United Nations headquartered in New York, will be heading the regime’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East
Air strikes on a building in northern Syria used by an insurgent group had resulted in the killing of at least 25 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based Observatory said it was unclear whether the...
by Mona Alami | Oct 18, 2016 | Features
Beirut – Clashes between “Ahrar al-Sham” and “Jund al-Aqsa” in the northern region of Syria have led this latter to announce allegiance to “Jabhat Fateh al-Sham”, which has recently split from Al-Qaeda. This allegiance emphasizes attempts to resettle the...
