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Lebanon’s Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah flags during the
funeral of their fellow fighter Adnan Siblini, who was killed while
fighting against insurgents in the Qalamoun region, in al-Ghaziyeh
village, southern Lebanon May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
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A man holding walkie-talkies runs towards a site damaged by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by warplanes loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo’s al-Shaar neighborhood November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Rami Zayat
Syrian Army and Allies Strike South of Aleppo
The Syrian army and its allies launched a big attack overnight on anti-Assad forces south of Aleppo, using air strikes, artillery and rockets, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based organization that monitors the war. The government’s...Caption:
No Optimism over Peace Talks, Head of Syrian Opposition Team Says
Opinion: If the opposition is an illusion, then the Syrian army is a myth
The Syrian army is back in the spotlight again. There have been a number of recent Russian and Syrian reports on the army’s battles against the opposition in Syria. In reality, the standing army these reports refer to is actually now made up of a mixture of...Caption:
Free Syrian Army fighter sits on the edge of a balcony in Ain-Assan village in southern countryside of Aleppo September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Opinion: Defectors from Assad’s army have a lot to teach the FSA
A few days ago, I traveled to the so-called Officers Camp in Al-Raihaniya, where, for the first time since the start of the revolution, I met two of the main militant groups. The first group was comprised of former civilians who come from the Mount of the Kurds...Caption:
A rebel arms workshop in Aleppo, Syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)