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The aftermath of the explosion showed with bodies lying on the ground. (Reuters)

Massacre Complicates ‘Population Swap’ in Syria

by Youssef Diab | Apr 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – At least 100 people were killed and around 500 were injured on Saturday when a bomb ripped through one of the buses carrying refugees from the towns of Kefraya and Fua on their way to the city of Aleppo, northern Syria. The convoy was carrying residents...

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Relief agencies have been calling for more aid deliveries to Syria’s besieged areas/AFP

Qatari-Mediated Syria Population Swap Deal Includes Fua, Kefraya

by Paula Astih | Mar 29, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Syrian opposition factions previously running under the operation room of Jaish al-Islam, mainly al-Nusra Front and Harakat Ahrar al-Sham, signed on Tuesday a population swap deal with Iran and “Hezbollah,” under a Qatari mediation. The deal stipulates the...

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The Military Campaign in Idlib Intensifies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2016 | Middle East

The Military campaign in Idlib and its countryside, north-west Syria, continues and this has led to the disruption of citizens’ daily lives. According to what an activist in the local council Abu Rabee told Asharq Al-Awsat, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) has responded to...