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Children walk past rubble of damaged buildings at Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta. , Syria, July 19, 2017. (photo by REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh)

Syrian Regime Bypasses ‘Southern Truce’…Reaches Jordanian Border

by Youssef Diab | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Syrian regime forces and their allies managed to capture on Thursday areas at the borders of Souweida province with Jordan, a movement considered as bypassing the west southern truce signed under a US-Russian-Jordanian patronage, including the countryside of...

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Two US Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets depart during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve May 31, 2017. US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael Battles/Handout/File REUTERS

US Downs Syria Regime Jet that Targeted Kurds

by Thaer Abbas | Jun 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- A US coalition warplane downed on Sunday evening a Syrian regime army jet as a response to attacks targeting a group of Kurdish fighters. The coalition announced in a statement that a Syrian SU-22 jet dropped bombs near Syrian Democratic Forces positions in...

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Members of the Syrian opposition delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attend a meeting with U.N. mediator on Syria Staffan de Mistura REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini

Syria: Opposition Demands Comprehensive Ceasefire to Introduce Political Transformation

by Caroline Akoum | May 13, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) did not carry out any amendments regarding the delegation members to attend the negotiations in Geneva due next week. During its meetings in Riyadh, the committee discussed the political transformation and stressed...

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Russian lead negotiator on Syria Alexander Lavrentyev, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend the fourth round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 4, 2017.

Russia Stops Bombing Proposed Syria Safe Zones, Bans US Coalition Jets Access

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | Middle East

Russia announced on Friday that it had ceased bombing in areas of Syria set to be designated safe zones under an agreement it inked with Iran and Turkey. However, Russia also said the proposed “de-escalation” zones in Syria will be closed to aircraft from...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Syrian Opposition Suspends Participation in Astana Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

The Syrian opposition said on Wednesday it had suspended its participation in peace talks being held in Kazakhstan and demanded an end to government bombing of areas under its control. A senior official from Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, however, told reporters...