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Smoke billows in the Syrian town of Quneitra during the fighting between the Syrian army and rebels, as seen from the Israel side of the border, on September 1, 2014. (EPA/Atef Safadi)

Fighting continues on Golan Heights

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 2, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels erupted once more in the Golan Heights on Monday, while 44 Fijian soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force patrolling the region remained hostages of the Al-Nusra Front. The head of the...

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This undated image posted on August 27, 2014 by the Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, shows ISIS fighters waving the group’s flag from a damaged display of a government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/ Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group)

Opinion: When Syrian Soldiers Become Victims

by Diana Moukalled | Sep 2, 2014 | Opinion

I have discovered I am not the only person who suddenly feels alert or wary when scrolling down their news feeds on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. This is especially true when I see a picture of a head or a body looming at the bottom of the screen. No sooner do I hold...

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 16, 2014, shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being sworn in for a new seven-year term, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA)

Opinion: Assad’s ISIS Gambit II

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 27, 2014 | Opinion

As was expected, and as I predicted in an article last week, the Assad regime rushed to try and exploit the war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to serve its own interests. This time, it was Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mouallem who announced that...

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In this Friday, May 27, 2011, file photo, journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Opinion: The Death of James Foley

by Diana Moukalled | Aug 26, 2014 | Opinion

Many Arab and Islamic voices condemned the barbaric murder of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the murderers of what is known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). However, some of this condemnation was tinged with bitterness, indignation and...

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A man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring the streets of Tabqa city with others in celebration after ISIS militants took over Tabqa air base, in nearby Raqqa city, Syria, on August 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

ISIS captures major Syrian air base in northeast

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters captured a major military air base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, eliminating the last government-held outpost in a province otherwise dominated by the jihadist group, activists and state media said. Tabqa...