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Northwest Syria bombardment kills 11 civilians

by AT Contributor July 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Damascus using Idlib to sabotage Turkey-Russia ties

by Faisal Al Yafai May 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Men carry mattresses at a refugee camp for people displaced in fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

Germany, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian refugees facing hostile environment

by Faisal Al Yafai May 2, 2019February 18, 2020

A member of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), part of the of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the town of Shadadi, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh, on September 11, 2018. - The US-backed SDF, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, launched on September 10 an assault against a dwindling pocket of territory held by the Islamic State group in the town of Hajin in eastern Syria near the border with Iraq. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

Middle East, Syria

Kurds look to EU to replace US in Syria

by Faisal Al Yafai March 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev

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

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a chance for peace

by Jeffrey D. Sachs January 3, 2019

A convoy of US forces' armored vehicles near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, in early 2018. The United States is preparing to withdraw its troops from Syria, a major move that throws into question America's role in the region. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Can China help Syria and the Mideast exit war economies?

by Christina Lin January 3, 2019January 3, 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

الناشط الذي يحظى باحترام عالمي رائد فارس، 46، أغتيل من قبل جهاديين في شمال سوريا الأسبوع الماضي

Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Raed Fares killing: Syria’s revolution of ideas literally dying out

by Faisal Al Yafai December 3, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets Syrian troops in eastern Ghouta on March 18, 2018. Photo: Sana handout via Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syria’s policy on ‘loyalist militias’ incubating future problems

by Haid Haid November 21, 2018

Newly appointed UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen. Photo: Reuters

France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

UN’s new Syria negotiator should not waste the few cards he has to play

by Faisal Al Yafai November 13, 2018

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

How the Syrian regime co-opts former rebel fighters

by Haid Haid November 7, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

White Helmets flee to Jordan

by Asia Times staff July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The flag of Russia painted on a cracked and peeling wall.

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

The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel

by Norman A. Bailey June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Lebanese soldiers inspect remains of a surface to air missile that landed in the Lebanese village of Hebarieh, early on May 10, 2018. Photo: AF/Ali Dia

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Netanyahu in Moscow: Israel, Russia cooperation grows

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The sad history behind the Syria crisis

by Alexander Casella April 25, 2018

The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bombing Syria not enough: how to deter future chemical attacks

by Lukas Trakimavičius April 16, 2018

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack planes at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Why military escalation in Syria is not in US interest

by Frederick Kuo April 11, 2018

Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock

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

Unified international action urgently needed in Syria

by Nicos Panayiotides April 10, 2018April 10, 2018