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Masses of People Leave Eastern Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 1, 2016 | Middle East

“There are still corpses in the streets, there are wounded people everywhere and hunger is killing those civilians that remain. I do not know if the term “humanitarian disaster” is sufficient to describe the situation of the city, but the reality is worse than...

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A man walks with the aid of a crutch past damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Syrian Opposition Vows ‘No Surrender’ in Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East

Syrian rebels vowed to continue fighting against regime advances in east Aleppo that had imposed a brutal and catastrophic humanitarian disaster against rebel families over the last six months. Gains by the pro-regime forces since last week have brought a whole...

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A Syrian government soldier rides his vehicle near a mosque, after taking control of Aleppo’s Haldariya neighborhood, provided by SANA on Nov. 28/ Handout via Reuters

Aleppo’s Refugees Under Attack, Regime Mobilizes for a Decisive Battle

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The battle in Aleppo signals that the Assad regime and its allies are determined to continue their military escalation to completely control the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo. A leading opposition official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that the...

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A boy inspects a damaged house in the rebel-held besieged city of Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria February 27, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Syrian Regime Empties Two Villages in Damascus Suburbs

by Youssef Diab | Nov 27, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The city of al-Tal and the camp of Khan al-Shih in the Damascus suburbs faced on Saturday a fate similar to the cities of Daraya and Maadamiyat Asham where the regime have emptied them from armed opposition fighters, who had accepted to withdraw after Bashar...

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Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016 Umit Bektas/Reuters

Airstrike on Turkish Soldiers in Northern Syria on 1st Anniversary of Downing of Russian Warplane

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Ankara pledged on Thursday to retaliate to an airstrike launched by the Syrian regime near the city of al-Bab in northern Syria, which left three Turkish soldiers dead and more than 10 injured. Meanwhile, sources hinted to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a...