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Nazeer Rida
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Hezbollah fighters killed in Qusair as battles continue

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The number of Lebanese Hezbollah fighters killed in the Syrian town of Qusair remains a source of dispute today, while the strategically-placed town continues to be the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and government forces. Websites associated with Hezbollah announced the names of 16 killed yesterday, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed the figure was 23 dead and 70 wounded. Sources within the Syrian opposition told Asharq Al-Awsat that ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Syrian government launches attack on key town

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian government has launched an attack over the last 48 hours on the strategic town of Qusayr, which lies near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah fighters were reported to be fighting alongside government forces. Reports said the fighting was intense with both sides claiming the upper hand. Asharq Al-Awsat quoted the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as saying it was in control of the town and that the fighting was limited to the outskirts. The paper said the state-run me...

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Ghassan Al Imam
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on : Sunday, 19 May, 2013

Opinion: Sectarianism and Syria

What does the political situation in Syria look like on the ground after the recent Israeli airstrikes and the bomb attacks on the Turkish–Syrian border? Moscow’s peace ef...

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Hannah Lucinda Smith
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on : Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

Changing Sides in Syria

Turkish–Syrian border, Asharq Al-Awsat—“In the beginning, I protested against the regime,” says Mahmoud as he puffs on his nargileh (shisha). “When the revolution started...

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Hannah Lucinda Smith
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on : Wednesday, 8 May, 2013

Revolutionary Outfitters

Antakya, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mahmmad’s place is easy to miss. Tucked between the fashion stores and jewellery shops in the belly of Antakya’s old souk, its meter-wide opening is ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 2 May, 2013

Pressure Mounts for US to Arm Syrian Rebels

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Salim Idris, the chief of staff of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the US administration has...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 23 Apr, 2013

More Syrian Rockets Hit Lebanon

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Security officials in Lebanon say two Syrian rockets have struck Lebanese territories, causing what they described as “material damage.” According ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 20 Apr, 2013

Looking for Plan B in Damascus

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government of Bashar Al-Assad, once written off as doomed by some observers and journalists, has recently launched a military counter-offensive ag...

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Tariq Alhomayed
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on : Monday, 15 Apr, 2013

Opinion: Obama and the Syrian Caricature

The US administration has declared its determination to provide non-lethal assistance in the form of bullet-proof vests, night vision goggles and other devices to the Syrian opposi...

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Alex Edwards
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on : Saturday, 13 Apr, 2013

Syria Appeals to UN on Al-Qaeda Affiliate

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent announcement of a “merger” between Al-Qaeda and the Syrian insurgent group Jabhat Al-Nusra has led the Syrian government to appeal to the U...

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