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A Free Syrian army fighter takes cover as he shoots near Al Neirab airport in Aleppo February 17, 2013. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib

The Syrian Jihad

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Feb 16, 2013 | Opinion

The news that we hear-both sincere and false-regarding the presence of “jihadists” among the Syrian revolutionaries rising up against the Bashar al-Assad regime is deliberate and characterized by an intent to distort reality. Such news most often features the...

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Malian Tuareg soldiers patrol in the streets of Gao on February 3. Source: 2013SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images

Mali… New Evidence of Our Affliction

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Feb 7, 2013 | Opinion

The countries surrounding the Sahara have caught fire with the arrival of fundamentalist groups and trafficking gangs. Since ancient times, the Tuaregs, Arabs, and other tribes have taken to this vast desert landscape, with its scorching heat, arresting chill, and...

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Syrian supporters of the Al-Nusra group wave flags as they march during an anti-regime demonstration on February 8, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/AAMIR QURESHI)

The Nusra Front Delusion

by Hussein Shobokshi | Feb 2, 2013 | Opinion

On the subject of the Syrian revolution, the bloody ruling regime in Damascus has been raising the scarecrow of the “terrible alternative” for the country’s minorities-as well as the international community in general-should Bashar al-Assad leave power. This...

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French soldiers take up positions near Independence Plaza, formerly Sharia Square, during fighting with Islamists in Gao. (REUTERS/Joe Penney)

We Want to Give Terrorism a “Knockout” Blow-French Official

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 22, 2013 | Middle East

Paris/London, Asharq Al-Awsat-A high-level French official, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, revealed that France’s major objective in Mali is to “strike a knockout blow against the terrorists” present on Malian territory, adding this...