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An elderly Syrian man is evacuated from a rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo. (Karam Al-Masri/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

Why America was bound to fail in Syria

by David Ignatius | Dec 19, 2016 | Opinion

The fall of Aleppo is a human catastrophe. It’s also a demonstration of the perils of choosing the middle course in a military conflict. Sometimes it’s possible to talk and fight at the same time. But in Syria, the U.S. decision to pursue a dual-track, halfway...

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A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an (ISIS) group flag as he stands on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March 27, 2016. AFP

Eastern Aleppo is Dying…ISIS in Palmyra Again

by Youssef Diab, Michelle Abu Najm | Dec 11, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Paris – More than eight months after being kicked out by government forces, ISIS returned on Saturday to the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria. Their move came while Syrian regime forces advanced in the dying east Aleppo and while Turks backed by...

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Syrians walk amid debris as a soldier secures a street in Aleppo’s Masaken Hanano neighborhood, on December 6 a few days after the area was retaken from rebel fighters by the government troops. GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP

Tightening the Noose on Opposition in East Aleppo

by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 7, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut – The expectations of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were not fulfilled after he was optimistic to reach an agreement with the U.S. – concerning the withdrawal of armed fighters from the city of Aleppo. Despite the failed...

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Houthi fighters ride a truck while patrolling a street in Sana’a January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Washington: Our Proposal for Yemen could be Amended

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 23, 2016 | Middle East

London, Aden – U.S. diplomatic sources asserted on Tuesday that the U.S. does not oppose revising the proposal of Secretary of State John Kerry about an agreement to end the war in Yemen. U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Mathew Tueller told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Kerry’s...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs his plane as he arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool

Washington Backs Off: Ceasefire Agreement Only With Houthis

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh, Washington-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sent a letter to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi on Thursday, clarifying his comments about an agreement to stop hostilities in Yemen and reach a durable settlement to the conflict, saying he had...