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Opinion: Iran’s Dilemma After Aleppo

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 11, 2016 | Opinion

There are more than 70,000 Iranian troops in Syria and some estimates are double that figure. These troops include militias that the Iranian regime brought in from throughout the region and whose expenses it pays for. They have been fighting to gain control of Aleppo...

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Idlib is a Disaster Stricken City

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

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and opposition websites, dozens of people were killed and wounded in the heaviest bombing on the city of Idlib since the beginning of the truce in Syria on the 27th of February. While the Russian Defence Ministry...

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Opinion: De Mistura and the “Foreigners” in Syria

by Tariq Alhomayed | Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion

The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the fate of Bashar Al-Assad will be determined by the Syrians and not foreigners. In an interview with TV channel France 24, he said “Can’t we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why...

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A French soldier checks passengers of a transport truck arriving in Gao, northern Mali, Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. Malian forces have stepped up security around the port an the main market, in an effort to stop the infiltration of rebel fighters in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Intervention in Mali but not Syria

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jan 14, 2013 | Opinion

We cannot blame those who are amazed at France’s decision to intervene militarily in Mali after nine months of Islamist militants controlling parts of the country, whilst for the past two years the entire world has turned a blind eye to al-Assad’s terrorism which has...