by David Ignatius | May 5, 2017 | Opinion
Into the deadly morass of the Syrian war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dropped a new peace proposal that calls for establishing safe zones in several parts of the country, grounding the Syria air force and possibly creating buffer zones between combatants to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2017 | Middle East
Russia, Turkey, and Iran signed on Thursday a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria, leaving the delegation of the armed Syrian opposition infuriated after a new round of peace talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana. The three countries act as guarantors of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 22, 2017 | Middle East
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US would establish “interim zones of stability” to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against terror groups ISIS and al Qaeda. Tillerson did not make it clear as to where...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 12, 2017 | Opinion
Reuters recently published a summary on an interview conducted with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. After going over the interview’s content, it becomes obvious that Assad is not on the same page as the rest of the world. It is apparent that he receives his briefings from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East
The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that safe zones would not work inside Syria for people fleeing the country’s nearly six-year-old war. On the other hand, United States President Donald Trump said last week he would “absolutely...
