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Syrian regime forces advance on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo on March 8, 2017 near the town of al-Khafsah. (Photo by AFP)

Regime Forces Delve in ISIS Enclaves in Badia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 27, 2017 | Middle East

London, Beirut- Syrian regime and allied forces advanced in Badia, east Hama city. They seized one of the last enclaves of ISIS in a desert area, mid of Syria, stated the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Pro-regime sources said that the overall space of the seized...

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People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib on June 2, 2016. Reuters

Fighting Renewed between Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham in Idlib Countryside

by Paula Astih | Jul 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The fighting that took place Tuesday between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, which includes factions like Fath al-Sham (former Nusra Front) from one hand and Ahrar al-Sham, on the other hand, has reached a new level in the...

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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Reuters)

Report: ISIS Announces Baghdadi’s Death in Brief Statement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2017 | Middle East

The ISIS terrorist group acknowledged on Tuesday the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi source in the Nineveh province told local media. The details of his death were not disclosed. He added that the group will “soon announce his successor.” The...

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In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. AP

Ankara on Sinjar Raids: We Informed Washington, Moscow

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Ankara announced that it had informed Washington and Moscow before launching strikes against Kurdistan Workers’ Party and People’s Protection Units in northern Iraq’s Mount Sinjar and areas in northeastern Syria. Ankara criticized the visit...

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Boys play on a wrecked car in Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April 1, 2017. Picture taken April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

ISIS Faces Challenges via Faking Defection, Fleeing to Europe

by Paula Astih | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – ISIS is still in a quest of plans to face the ongoing challenges and to find an alternative to its collapsing “state.” Several sources reported that the extremist group has moved on in a plan by which some of its members faked defecting from...