Syrian civil war – Page 3

Afghanistan, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria

Japan newspaper releases video showing Iran dispatching Afghan refugees to battlefields in Syria

by Asia Unhedged September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Air strikes hit US-backed militia in Syria’s Deir al-Zor

by Reuters September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Damaged buildings in Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran, Middle East, Syria

Iran takes role in rebuilding Syria with power-grid deal

by Asia Unhedged September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian midfielder Mardik Mardikian (second from left) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring against Japan during a friendly in Tokyo on June 7, 2017. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

History, hope, heroes: the story of Syria’s World Cup dream

by Sami Moubayed September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Latest talks see US yield to Russia over southern Syria

by Sami Moubayed September 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Former US president Barack Obama delivers a speech in Montreal. Photo: Reuters/Dario Ayala

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal September 1, 2017

A boy walks past a sign that reads 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria' in Raqqa, Syria, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Zohra Bensemra

France, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Ahrar al-Sham demise signals defeat of ‘moderates’ in Syria

by Sami Moubayed August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen in the Waer district of Homs, Syria, on July 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

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

Assad lays down new rules in winner-takes-all Syrian future

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A boatload of Syrian and Iraqi refugees nears the Greek Island of Lesbos. The Syrian civil war highlights the global crisis involving refugees and migrants, a crisis the author believes requires a new international migration system that recognizes all types of population movement between countries. Photo: Ggia/Wikipedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The time has come for a new international migration system

by Alexander Casella July 11, 2017

Rebel fighters prepare to fire mortar shells toward forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on June 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Faqir

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

Russia quietly begins building third military base in Syria

by Sami Moubayed June 29, 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

Men play chess in front of a damaged building in Maaret al-Naaman, Idlib province. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

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

Syria looking more like a chessboard than a battlefield

by Sami Moubayed May 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Men rest at workshop in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

De-escalation zones offer an economic path to peace in Syria

by Fadi Esber May 13, 2017February 18, 2020

An internally displaced Syrian boy from Raqqa city carries a bag of goods inside a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria, on May 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

by Sami Moubayed May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Removing Assad would be a godsend for ISIS: IHS Jane’s

by Asia Unhedged April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to journalists in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on January 9, 2017. Photo: SANA / handout via REUTERS

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

Chinese support for Assad may vanish if he looks like losing

by Luciano Arvin April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

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

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

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

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

by Sami Moubayed January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A wounded Syrian boy receives treatment at a make-shift hospital after shelling on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, in October. Photo: AFP / Abd Doumany

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Rebuilding Syria’s decimated medical infrastructure

by Seema Sengupta January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for an interview in New York City. Photo: Reuters / Brendan McDermid

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s Erdogan cripples US role in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 29, 2016

People displaced by fighting in and around Mosul carry a firewood at a boundary of Kurdish territory near Bashiqa, Iraq, November 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

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

Kurds can’t be ignored in post-war Syria

by Manish Rai December 28, 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

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

Uncategorized

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

by Robert Fisk December 14, 2016

Syrian army soldiers drive past the Arch of Triumph in the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria in this April 1, 2016 file photo. Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russian airstrikes force Islamic State retreat in Palmyra

by Reuters December 11, 2016February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Aleppo loses last clown ‘who lived to make children happy’

by Admin December 3, 2016December 3, 2016

AT Finance, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Nusra Front: Rebranding old wine in new bottle

by Admin August 2, 2016

AT Finance, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Nice attack: Why the terrorists are winning the intelligence war — Spengler

by Spengler July 15, 2016July 15, 2016

Australia, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, World

West cooperating secretly with Damascus against militants: Assad

by Admin June 30, 2016

China, European Union, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

US weaponization of human rights is eroding international norms

by Christina Lin June 30, 2016

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Tag: Syrian civil war

Japan newspaper releases video showing Iran dispatching Afghan refugees to battlefields in Syria

Air strikes hit US-backed militia in Syria’s Deir al-Zor

Iran takes role in rebuilding Syria with power-grid deal

History, hope, heroes: the story of Syria’s World Cup dream

Latest talks see US yield to Russia over southern Syria

Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

Ahrar al-Sham demise signals defeat of ‘moderates’ in Syria

For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

Assad lays down new rules in winner-takes-all Syrian future

The time has come for a new international migration system

Russia quietly begins building third military base in Syria

Russia strives to present itself as the rebuilder of Aleppo

Syria looking more like a chessboard than a battlefield

De-escalation zones offer an economic path to peace in Syria

What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

Removing Assad would be a godsend for ISIS: IHS Jane’s

Chinese support for Assad may vanish if he looks like losing

Russia, China block UN sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

Rebuilding Syria’s decimated medical infrastructure

Turkey’s Erdogan cripples US role in Syria

Kurds can’t be ignored in post-war Syria

Evacuations resume from rebel-held pocket in Aleppo

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

Russian airstrikes force Islamic State retreat in Palmyra

Aleppo loses last clown ‘who lived to make children happy’

Nusra Front: Rebranding old wine in new bottle

Nice attack: Why the terrorists are winning the intelligence war — Spengler

West cooperating secretly with Damascus against militants: Assad

US weaponization of human rights is eroding international norms

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