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Regime Fears Coalition Mission Creep in Syria

Moscow, Tehran and Damascus hope that fighting ISIS will help restore the regime’s legitimacy and Iran also wants a place in the new regional system that is emerging

Opinion: What Went Wrong in Kobani?

The Kobani operation has brought the people of Iraqi Kurdistan closer to Baghdad, paving the way for the convergence of interests between Iraq’s central government and Kurdish parties

The Smugglers Who Fuel ISIS

The jihadist group’s trade in crude is still booming despite coalition air strikes on its oil network

Syria Rejects Buffer Zones in its Territories

Foreign Ministry slams Turkey’s attempts to create a buffer zone inside Syria as a violation of the principles, goals and Charter of the U.N.