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A Free Syrian Army commander addresses his fellow fighters near the Justice Palace, which is controlled by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo October 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Hamid Khatib)


Syria: SNC, FSA resolve disagreement over Geneva II

Syria: SNC, FSA resolve disagreement over Geneva II

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Ahmed Al-Jarba, held a meeting with 30 senior Free Syrian Army (FSA) leaders in Istanbul on Thursday in a bid to resolve disputes over the Syrian opposition’s participation in prospective Geneva...
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File photo of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan making the Rabaa Al-Adawiya sign during a speech.


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A United Nations (UN) arms expert collects samples as they inspect the site where rockets had fallen in Damascus’ eastern Ghouta suburb during an investigation into a suspected chemical weapons strike near the capital. AFP PHOTO /AMMAR AL-ARBINI


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Abu Khalid (centre) with the Euphrates Knights. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Hannah Lucinda Smith)


The Backlash Begins

The Backlash Begins

Menbej, Asharq Al-Awsat—It should have been a day for celebration in Menbej. In late July, the small town in the north of Aleppo province marked a year of freedom from the regime of Bashar Al-Assad—a year of “liberation,” in the language of the opposition. In July...