Tag: Syria
A Syrian Activist’s Japanese-Language Message to the People of Japan
As forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad besieged Eastern Aleppo in the latter half of 2016, many Syrian media activists based there took to social media to...
Forced Unity or Forced Separation Doesn’t Work, President Barzani on Kurdistan...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani discussed Kurdish independence, the fate of areas outside the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administration and Erbil-Baghdad...
Abubakr Al-Baghdadi allegedly spotted near Syrian borders, in poor health
Islamic State supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been seen near Nineveh’s borders with Syria, apparently in a poor health condition, sources told Alsumaria...
Twin bombings kill over 40 in Damascus Old City
Two bombs have killed more than 40 people and wounded dozens of others in Damascus' Old City on Saturday.
A suicide bomber blew himself up...
Do Alawis Want to Fully Become Shia Offshoot?
(Latakia, Syrian Regime) Ghadir* admits that he didn’t pray before he started attending the Shia Ar-Rasul al-Aazam compound in Latakia. While there has been a...
Is the Syria-Iraq border still relevant after IS defeats?
Iraq's border with Syria has long been porous. Just days after the US initiated their invasion of Iraq back in 2003 Syrian Islamists flooded...
The Syrian revolution: The military performance and political solution
With the approach of the Syrian revolution’s sixth anniversary, the fourth Geneva negotiations seem to be closer to a mockery than a solution given...
No end in sight for Syrian refugees banned under Trump’s new...
No end in sight for Syrian refugees banned under Trump's new travel order
Layla Saleh, Qatar University
US President Donald Trump has issued a new version...
Son-in-Law of Osama Bin Laden Killed in US Drone Strike in...
A top al-Qaeda official was killed in a US drone strike in Idlib, northwest Syria on Sunday, according to reports that emerged on Monday....
Russia wooing Syrian Kurds to Save Assad’s Regime
Russia has been pushing for the inclusion of Syrian Kurdish parties, particularly the ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD), in negotiations aimed at ending the...