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A boy walks past the demolished site of a compound of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad May 2, 2012. Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago, on May 2, 2011, by a United States special operations military unit in a raid on his compound in Abbottabad. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed

Syria: Zawahiri Deputy Killed in a Raid

by Mohamed Shafei | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

London – Al-Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri was killed in a drone strike along with other jihadists near the city of Idlib – extremists mourned him on the social media websites. “Abu Khayr Masri is Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abdulrahman and is considered the...

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A rebel fighter stands with his weapon near a military vehicle on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

U.S., Turkish Chiefs of Staff Discuss Raqqa Operation

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the latest developments in the region, especially in Syria and Iraq, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers...

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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commanders attend a news conference in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said

U.S.-Backed Operation ‘Wrath of the Euphrates’ Begins to Liberate Raqqa from ISIS

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched on Sunday an operation dubbed “Wrath of the Euphrates” to seize the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria. Turkish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the decision to launch this battle was taken two weeks ago in...

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A man at a site recently hit by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo’s Ard al-Hamra neighborhood, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

Syrian Regime Forces Defeated in Handarat Camp

by Youssef Diab | Sep 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Russian military campaign on Aleppo, the capital of Northern Syria, continued for the fifth day in a row. The regime forces alongside supporting groups succeeded in taking control over Handarat Camp, tightening the siege on Aleppo western neighborhoods....

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, September 5, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS

U.S.-led Jets Kill Dozens of Syrian Soldiers

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Washington- Dozens of regime forces soldiers were killed in the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes that struck Syrian military bases in Deir el-Zour. The U.S. Central Command issued a statement stating that “the airstrike was halted immediately when coalition...