Between two major conflicting viewpoints translated into projects, the first seeing Syria as no more than a pawn on the regional political chessboard, and the second envisaging any decisive Syrian victory in this prolonged war against rebels and terrorists will...
After a long list of hurdles, complications and six years of its closure, Syria and Iraq have officially reopened the Boukamal-Qa’im border crossing between the two countries today. The lifeline gateway had been closed down by ISIS terrorists who controlled...
Shocking numbers have been revealed regarding the overall total bulk of foreign terrorists and radical fighters who have entered Syria trying to topple the government over the past eight and a half years of conflict. The staggering toll of foreign...
Even though many observers declared the fifth Astana summit as unfruitful; the Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders reached a tentative understanding in Ankara on a road map to solve the conflict in Idlib. According to which there will be limited...
Weeks after the guns went largely silent following some of the most intensive battles waged in the eight years of conflict in Syria and the major advances made by the Syrian army against militants and Jihadis in rural Hama and...
The real purpose behind Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intransigent attitude regarding the establishment of a so-called Safe Zone in northeast Syria is becoming more evident day after day. The Turkish leader is trying to hit two or more birds...
As the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran met in the Turkish capital Ankara earlier this week, the critical situation of Idlib, the refugee crisis and the issue of a safe zone in northern Syria were top topics on the...
What drives a young man from his privileged life to the killing fields of Syria and Iraq? Morality, says Jack Letts – “why do I have this nice life, and others don’t?” – and a sense of Muslim duty. He...
Khan Shaikoun - Igor grabs a balaclava, puts it on his head and goes down to the ruins. He was born in Siberia 34 years ago. For at least eight years, he served as a paratrooper. He is now a faceless Russian among the rubble of Khan Shaikoun, the citadel south of Idlib, that the Syrian army won back thanks to key support from Moscow. The Americans would call him "contractor."
The battle of Khan Shaikoun, which ended only three days ago seems to be the prelude to the reconquest of Idlib. This is the the last Syrian province still under the control of Tahrir al Sham; the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda, and of the other jihadist groups on Turkey's payroll.