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A rebel fighter from the Free Syrian Army’s Al-Rahman legion takes up position behind sandbags in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, on December 22, 2014. (Reuters/Baszsem Khabieh)
by Nazeer Rida | Jan 9, 2015 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Five thousand members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are to receive training in Turkey to fight against both the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Syrian government forces, a senior FSA commander told Asharq Al-Awsat, despite US silence...
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A 2009 satellite image shows a suspected nuclear facility being built in Iran. (Associated Press)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US has upgraded the world’s largest conventional bomb, known as the “bunker buster”, to serve as an effective military option against Tehran’s nuclear program, reports claim. Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported that the Pentagon has...
