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The town of Tabqa in Syria/AFP

Foreign ISIS Radicals in Syria Turn Against Tabqa Agreement

by Paula Astih | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Foreign ISIS radicals turned on Sunday against an agreement reached with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to withdraw from Tabqa in the Raqqa province and decided to continue fighting in two neighborhoods inside the Syrian city. Meanwhile, reports coming...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura with Lavrentiev at the Astana talks on May 3, 2017/AFP

‘Astana’ Approves Syria’s ‘De-escalation Zones’ Despite Opposition Reservations

by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih and Tah Abd Al-Wahed | May 5, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut- States acting as guarantors in bolstering the ceasefire in Syria have signed a memorandum on four de-escalation zones proposed by Russia during the fourth round of talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday. The three guarantor countries,...

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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters gesture while posing on a damaged airplane inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it from ISIS, west of Raqqa city, Syria , April 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Moscow’s Zones in Syria Predominate ‘Astana’

by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih and Tah Abd Al-Wahed | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Moscow- The Russian proposal to establish four “zones of de-escalation” is expected to predominate the UN-sponsored “Astana 4” intra-Syrian talks between opposition forces and regime officials that are planned to kick off in the Kazakh capital on...

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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters gesture while posing on a damaged airplane inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it from ISIS fighters, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 2017. (Reuters)

Moscow Beats Washington by Suggesting Zones of Tensions’ Reduction in Syria

by Thaer Abbas and Paula Astih | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Russia surprised the Syrian opposition and their allies on Monday by suggesting four “zones of reduction of tensions” in the country, and the creation of a joint working group to prepare for a battle to remove ISIS and al-Nusra from those Syrian areas...

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Syriand Democratic Forces fighters walk near damaged ground east of Raqqa city. (Reuters)

Airstrikes on Raqqa as Syrian Democratic Forces advance in Tabqa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2017 | Middle East

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced that fighter jets carried out raids on dawn on Sunday on the city of Raqqa, the stronghold of the ISIS terrorist group. The strikes coincided with strikes on the al-Jisr al-Jadeed area that connects the city to the...