Syria – Page 22 – Asia Times

A man breathes through an oxygen mask after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria on April 4. Photo: Reuters

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

Suspected Syria gas attack brings destruction … deception

by Brett Edwards and Mattia Cacciatori April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Houthi militants ride on the back of a patrol truck in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on December 14, 2015. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Can the US fight terror while sanctioning Iran, Syria?

by Salman Rafi April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on March 30. Photo: Reuters, Umit Bektas

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

US and Turkey closer to understanding on Assad, but tensions persist

by Asia Unhedged April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Police work at the scene after a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

What hopes can we pin on Boris Johnson’s visit to Moscow?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova April 3, 2017

General Raheel Sharif, will head the IMCTC, a Saudi military initiative by Crown Prince MBS. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed (File)

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Pakistan’s unease about military alliance veers on farce

by F.M. Shakil April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

'David's Sling' is among Israel's anti-missile defense systems. Photo: Wikipedia

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Hezbollah remains a potent military threat for Israel

by Manish Rai March 31, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

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

Turkey seeks its role in Syrian endgame

by Sami Moubayed March 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Kremlin for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on March 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

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

Alliance with Syria tightens Russia’s ties with Iran

by Sergei Blagov March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A Syrian family is carried to safety from areas controlled by Islamic State jihadists near Raqqa in Syria on November 9, 2016. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

ISIS stares at defeat and Syria at uncertain future

by MK Bhadrakumar March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah members salute during the funeral of fighter Mohamad al-Shami, who was killed during clashes in Syria's Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Hezbollah’s war in Syria isn’t over yet

by Salman Rafi March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

Russian Cossack commander Vladimir Bagliy shows a local newspaper with a picture of his fellow Cossack Yuri Sokalsky (R) killed near the Syrian city of Palmyra, in the Black Sea town of Gelendzhik. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russian losses in Syria greater than Kremlin admits

by Maria Tsvetkova March 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Michael Flynn delivers a statement at the White House on February 1, 2017. He was later fired as US national security adviser. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Smearing Gorka may mark return of US yellow journalism

by Christina Lin March 22, 2017

S-200 missile. Photo: Reuters

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

Israel-Syria plot thickens with possible Iran test fire

by Asia Unhedged March 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

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

Abu Bakr back in Syria, readying for battle against US

by Sami Moubayed March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Babies lie on beds after being transferred to an underground unit at a children's hospital that was partially damaged from recent airstrikes, in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria July 24, 2016. Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Syria healthcare workers, services targeted in war, study shows

by Reuters March 15, 2017February 18, 2020

The IRGC have shown they are ready to shed blood in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Why has Iran wrecked its economy to fund war in Syria?

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

US military vehicles en-route to Syrian city of Manbij.

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

US military enters Syria in what looks like deal with Russia

by Sami Moubayed March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian helicopter flies over the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria. Photo: Reuters

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

A new American Grand Strategy for the Syrian Confict?

by Nicos Panayiotides March 7, 2017March 8, 2017

King Abdullah II and Vladimir Putin. The Jordanian leader has been silently supportive of Russia's military intervention in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Revamped jihadi militia opens new chapter of violence

by Sami Moubayed March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Vladimir Safronkov votes against a United Nations Security Council resolution to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

China, Egypt, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia, China block UN sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

by Reuters March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad government during the United Nations Geneva IV conference. REUTERS

France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The latest UN Syria talks will fail, just like the last ones

by Sami Moubayed February 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gather during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province in February 2017. Photo: Reuters, Rodi Said

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

Turkey gets preview of US action plan in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 24, 2017

The rise of Malaysian jihadis is a worry for the nation's moderate Muslim leaders. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A Malaysian jihadist’s journey through Facebook to Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Iraqi rapid response forces advancing towards the south of Mosul. Donald Trump won the Republican primaries and the general election in part by attacking the Iraq War, which he likened to “throwing rocks into a hornets’ nest.” Photo: Reuters

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Victory in Mosul may mean defeat in Deir Ezzor

by Ben Richardson February 21, 2017

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

The Philippines: a new source of grass roots for ISIS?

by Sami Moubayed February 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard near the village of Bir Fawaz, 20km north of Raqqa on February 8, 2017. Photo: AFP / Delil Souleiman

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

What kind of Syria awaits the war-ravaged?

by Seema Sengupta February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters hold up their weapons in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said

Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

When the guns go silent who foots the bill? China is ready

by Sami Moubayed February 6, 2017February 18, 2020

On track? Syrians wave at passengers riding a train across Aleppo's devastated eastern districts for the first time in more than four years, on January 25. Photo: AFP

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

What difference did the Astana meeting make in Syria?

by Salman Rafi February 5, 2017February 5, 2017

A billboard at the Trump International Golf Club Dubai. Photo: AFP / Karim Sahib

AT Finance, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why Middle Eastern nations support Trump’s immigration halt

by Spengler February 3, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

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

Trump sets out to resolve the Persian puzzle in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 3, 2017February 2, 2017