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Soldiers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad stand with members of the media at Al-Sahl after the soldiers seize control from rebel fighters in this March 3, 2014, handout photograph distributed by Syria’s national news agency, SANA. (REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters)

Syrian government closes in on opposition stronghold in Yabroud

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian government forces have intensified their attacks on the town of Yabroud, one of the most important remaining opposition strongholds in the mountainous Qalamoun area along the Lebanese border. The UK-based Syrian Observatory...

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People walk in a street in Yabroud, Syria, on February 21, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ALI DIAB)

Iraqi fighters lead attack on the town of Yabroud, say Syrian activists

by Nazeer Rida | Mar 4, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian opposition activists claimed on Monday that fighters from Iraqi Shi’ite militias were playing a leading role in the Syrian government’s battle to recapture the town of Yabroud. One activist, who did not want to be named, said Iraqi...

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People walk in a street where building are damaged on February 21, 2014 on the key rebel-held bastion of Yabroud north of Damascus, as clashes also raged on the capital’s outskirts. (AFP PHOTO / ALI DIAB)

Fighting continues in Yabroud and Aleppo

by Nazeer Rida | Mar 3, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian opposition said on Sunday that government forces had scaled down their attacks around the town of Yabroud, north of Damascus, but were continuing to bombard the town with artillery after failing to wrest it from rebels. The clashes...

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Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus. Syria’s army ambushed Islamist fighters in the Qalamoun mountains north of the capital Damascus on Friday, leaving as many as 60 people dead, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said (REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters)

Syria: Government forces step up Yabroud campaign

by Nazeer Rida | Feb 13, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian forces have stepped up their campaign to retake the strategically important town of Yabroud in the Rif Dimashq governorate after capturing the town of Jarajir, close to the Lebanese border, opposition activists said. The government’s new...