Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55370801
Caption:

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...

Media ID: 55368350
Caption:

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...

Media ID: 55368185
Caption:

A man tries to put out a fire at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Syria: Dozens Killed in Attacks Targeting Regime Security Offices in Homs

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – In a large-impact offensive, the Syrian rebel group Tahrir al-Sham managed accesses to the regime-held Homs security bastion in an attack that led to the death and injury of many. A top security commander was reportedly killed in the attack. Armed...

Media ID: 55312885
Caption:

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 8, 2013 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun (2ndR) attending the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in Damascus (AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA)

Syrian government denies Assad convoy attacked

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 8, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian government has denied claims that the convoy of president Bashar Al-Assad was attacked as it traveled through Damascus on Thursday morning. A member of the Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group told Reuters news agency that it had fired several...