Aleppo – Asia Times

Car bombing kills 14 in northern Syria city

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

A suicide car bomb in a northwestern Syrian city held by Turkey-backed rebels killed at least 14 people on Sunday, according to a UK-based war monitor. Four children were among those killed in the explosion in Azaz, a city at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in northern Aleppo province, said the Syrian […]

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Homeless in Turkey, Syrian orphans turn to ‘the flame’

by Ahmad Zaza January 26, 2019February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

Israel, Middle East, Syria

Syria accuses Israel of attacking military position

by Asia Times staff July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Moscow to restrain Iran’s Middle Eastern ambitions

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 21, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

by Sami Moubayed December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Hadiya Yousef, a Kurdish politician, casts her ballot inside a polling station in Qamishli, Syria, on September 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

Kurds’ aims in Syria far more likely to succeed than in Iraq

by Sami Moubayed October 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A view of damaged buildings near the ancient Umayyad mosque in Aleppo. Photo: AFP / Joseph Eid

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

Russia strives to present itself as the rebuilder of Aleppo

by Sami Moubayed May 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Damaged buildings in Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

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Aleppo after the Fall: NYT

by New York Times May 29, 2017

A US sailor on a cruiser in the Gulf of Iraq. Photo: US Navy

European Union, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Will the US missile strike be the turning point in Syria’s shifting war?

by Harout Akdedian April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Bab Sharqi entrance, near the Jobar district of Damascus, Syria, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

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

Why Assad won

by Manish Rai January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

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

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

Chafed at Syria snub, Obama punishes Putin’s chef

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2016

A convoy evacuating civilians and opposition group members from east Aleppo arrives in opposition controlled Rashideen Town on December 22, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Ahmed Al Ahmed

Middle East, Syria

Aleppo evacuation is complete, says Red Cross

by Reuters December 23, 2016February 18, 2020

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China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian-Turkish rapprochement faces the moment of truth

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

A woman sits with her child reading the Koran while waiting to be evacuated with others from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Evacuations resume from rebel-held pocket in Aleppo

by Agencies December 19, 2016February 18, 2020

Rebel fighters and civilians gather as they wait to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo

by Reuters December 17, 2016February 18, 2020

Smoke rises as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why it’s possible to anticipate a Syrian peace process

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Civilians evacuate the eastern districts of Aleppo. Photo: Sana/Handout via Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Fresh fighting in Aleppo shatters evacuation deal

by Agence France-Presse December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

The sun sets over Aleppo. Photo: Reuters / Abdalrhman Ismail

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More than one truth to tell in the awful story of Aleppo

by Robert Fisk December 14, 2016

Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry their national flags and gesture as they tour the streets in celebration of what they say is the Syrian army's victory against the rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

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Fighting ends in Aleppo

by Ben Richardson December 14, 2016

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Bahrain, Egypt, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

The fall of Aleppo may initiate the end of the ‘revolution’

by Manish Rai December 10, 2016December 9, 2016