Mistura is visiting Russia for the first time since being appointed to the position of U.N. special envoy for Syria
Halki also asked that requirements of agricultural production be provided, particularly seed and fertilizer, and that grain mills are functioning
Raddad Khallouf was killed in Morek in battles with regime forces pressing a heavy offensive to control the northern countryside of Hama
The U.S. airstrikes on ISIS bastions have pushed loyalists of the extremist group to fight under its banner
ISIS reported the capture of Yazidi women and children in their newspaper, Dabiq
The woman was accused of adultery
Jaafari described the U.N.’s failures on Palestine as a “disgrace”
When a certain tribe joined the Nusra Front and became its leader, it was isolated. Other tribes refrained from joining the organization, since tribes usually refuse to be led by rival tribes at any cost
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
Faiz Sara says election of Toumeh to head Interim Government was proof of the Brotherhood’s agenda
Some opposition figures could not travel because they had been in exile or without passports
Mikdad says the relationship between the Turkish regime and the ISIS terrorists is no longer hidden
De Mistura will visit Tehran after Beirut
Activists said the path of the revolution had deviated after gains by ISIS
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 jihadist group’s trade in crude is still booming despite coalition air strikes on its oil network
What the Palestinian refugees have faced escaping from Syria to Jordan is the clearest example of the inhospitality of the neighboring countries
Shortsighted policy results in ineffective airstrikes with no partner on the ground
Besma is just one of thousands of Syrian children caught up in the unforgiving conflict in her home country who have fled to Turkey
Why does Ankara refuse to play a decisive role and leave the area open to others —is it afraid of military involvement?
