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Children look up at warplanes loyal to Syria’s regime as rebel fighters try to fire at the planes in Idlib, Syria. Ammar Abdallah/Reuters

Idlib: An Impending Fierce Battle Risking the Lives of 1 Million Syrians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

London- Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib increasingly became a refuge for militants who refused to surrender to regime forces anywhere else in the country in the ongoing civil war. The population of the province became highly concentrated following deals...

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People are packed onto a truck as they flee Raqqa, Syria. (Youssef Youssef/European Pressphoto Agecy)

How the World Can Prepare for the ‘Day After’ ISIS

by David Ignatius | May 27, 2017 | Opinion

The Manchester terrorist attack by an alleged ISIS “soldier” will accelerate the push by the United States and its allies to capture the terrorist group’s strongholds in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria. But it should also focus some urgent discussions about a post-ISIS...

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Lucas Chapman, left, and Brace Belden, U.S. volunteers with the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, pose for a portrait next to a homemade armored vehicle in a rear base near Tal Samin, Syria. The Washington Post

Two US Communists Fought ISIS with Kurds in Syria

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Apr 3, 2017 | Middle East

Washington-Before the expected attack by the allies to restore Raqqa, ISIS’ capital, and after they spent more than a year with the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), the two US communists decided to return to the United States after they have fought with Kurdish...

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Stephen Miller…Key Engineer for Trump’s ‘America first’ Agenda

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | World

Washington – White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller, the author of the controversial executive order, said the administration was simultaneously weighing several legal options after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Thursday against...

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A worker installs projectors June 3 at a fan zone near the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, which begins June 10. Charles Platiau, Reuters

Exaggeration in Number of Security Forces Guarding Eiffel Tower, Louvre Draws Question Marks

by James McAuley | Jun 7, 2016 | World

Paris-They are known as “Operation Sentinel,” the imposing soldiers in camouflage uniforms who patrol beneath the Eiffel Tower and outside the Louvre with FAMAS assault rifles. Together, they form a massive security operation of some 10,000 French soldiers deployed...