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A Syrian army soldier stands guard outside Manbij, Aleppo Province, Syria. Photo: AFP

France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Kurdish fighters withdraw from key Syrian border city

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Power projection, economic resilience, domestic discontent

by Alex Kruglov January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria withdrawal ‘will not affect’ US support for Israel

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

Arab countries struggle with the stigma associated with rape

by Rym Tina Ghazal January 1, 2019

An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Is ISIS defeated? It depends

by Faisal Al Yafai January 1, 2019

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

CIA oversees grisly war crimes in Afghanistan

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly (right) and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (left), seen with John McCain's wife, Cindy, at the late senator's funeral. Photo: CNP

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Trump rebukes ‘failed generals’ as they issue veiled swipes

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

2018年12月26日，在敘利亞北部城市曼比季（Manbij）的郊區看到美國支持部隊的車輛和建構物。由於安卡拉威脅對庫爾德部隊發動新攻勢，親土耳其武裝團體加強了他們在城市郊區的勢力。特朗普總統宣布他將把軍隊撤出該國，這使庫爾德武裝部隊完全暴露在土耳其政府的火力之下。相片：Delil Souleiman / AFP

Middle East, Syria

美國撤兵將使敘利亞進入新局面

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the American military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on December 26. Photo: AFP

France, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US senator: Trump will ‘pause’ Syria troop withdrawal

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

France, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russian ISIS fighters’ children flown home from Iraqi capital

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets back to basics

by Jonathan Gorvett December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iraqi protester holds up a sign showing US President Donald Trump with a caption reading in Arabic "Trump replies to journlaists, 'I didn't meet with Iraqi officials because they rob their country and I don't respect country-robbers. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Incensed Iraqi lawmakers call for vote to expel US troops

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is welcomed by Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro at Copacabana Fort in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Israeli prime minister hails start of ‘new era’ with Brazil

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Hamza Division, a member of the Turkey-backed Free Syria Army (FSA), dispatch fighters and armored vehicles to the Manbij border line in Syria's Al-Bab town on December 28, 2018. Photo: Anadolu via AFP/Hisam el Homsi

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

US denies Syrian troops have entered Kurdish-held Manbij

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwan soldiers take part in a drill at the Ching Chuan Kang airbase in Taichung, central Taiwan, on June 7, 2018, simulating a Chinese attack as Beijing stepped up military and diplomatic pressure on the island amid growing tension. Photo: Sam Yeh / AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

US abandonment of Kurds sends bad message to allies in East Asia

by Grant Newsham December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Kurdish fighters attend the funeral of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21. Observers say the planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria will put Kurdish fighters in Turkey's crosshairs. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns against France staying in Syria to support Kurds

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile at the National Defense Control Center via a video conference. Photo: Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The Taliban agreed to a ceasefire for a brief three days during Eid. Photo: Ajmal Omari

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

After US retreat, an Arab NATO would serve the region

by Jonathan Gornall December 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, France, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump surprises troops in Iraq

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

الحي المسيحي بدمشق في عيد الميلاد المجيد. صورة: Mahmoud Nouelati

Middle East, Syria

احتفالات عيد الميلاد المجيد تعود إلى دمشق

by سامي مبيض December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

صورة نشرتها وكالة الأخبار السورية سانا في 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2018 وقالت أنها لقوات الدفاع السوري تتصدى لقذائف إسرائيلية قال الإعلام السوري الرسمي أنها استهدفت مطار دمشق الدولي. صورة: Handout / SANA / AFP

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

إسرائيل تطلق قذائف على سوريا، وروسيا تعترض

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 26, 2018January 31, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Recent US moves reflect its shifting focus to Indo-Pacific

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 26, 2018

Yemeni pro-government forces cheer as they ride in the back of a pickup truck mounted with a machine gun in an industrial district in the eastern outskirts of the port city of Hodeida on November 18. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Divide in Middle East is about nationalism, not a conflict within Islam

by Omer Taspinar December 26, 2018

Vehicles and structures of the US-backed forces are seen on the outskirts of Manbij in northern Syria on December 26, 2018. Pro-Turkish armed groups have reinforced their presence on the outskirts of the city as Ankara threatens a new offensive against Kurdish forces. President Trump's announcement that he will pull troops out of the country has left the Kurds exposed to attack. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US troop withdrawal heralds the New Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas address from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Christmas message: Pope appeals for Middle East peace

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

الحي المسيحي بدمشق في عيد الميلاد المجيد. صورة: Mahmoud Nouelati

European Union, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Christmas makes a comeback in Damascus

by Sami Moubayed December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi soldiers march during a ceremonial military drill marking the first anniversary of Iraq's victory over the Islamic State. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Iraq says it may deploy troops in Syria

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

سوريون يتظاهرون ضد الحكومة ويطالبون بالإفراج عن المعتقلين، في بلدة معرة النعمان في 28 سبتمبر/أيلول 2018. صورة: OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Middle East, Syria, World

تقرير لواشنطن بوست: حكومة الأسد تسرع من وتيرة إعدام المساجين السياسيين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 24, 2018January 31, 2019

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Daraa’s resurgent resistance has lessons for the Syrian regime

by Haid Haid December 24, 2018