Steinmeier says it is not easy to deal with the issue of hundreds of Europeans and Americans who have been joining ISIS
Video shows a parachute carrying food and medical aid, while an ISIS fighter says it is the American aid to Kurdish fighters
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
Shortsighted policy results in ineffective airstrikes with no partner on the ground
Why does Ankara refuse to play a decisive role and leave the area open to others —is it afraid of military involvement?
A decision expected shortly could turn the table of the war
The number of the innocents killed worldwide by the American invention of terrorism is the largest ever
Hospital manager says the facility was better off before joining the Coalition
The American president just wanted to relieve the pressure on regional and international allies, and pull the rug out from under his close rivals in the Democratic Party and his Republican rivals on the eve of the midterm elections and nearly two years before the presidential election
Millions of Syrians living in areas under the control of IS have already felt the impact of the attacks of the coalition
Bahra asked the alliance to provide air cover for the FSA in the regions where IS may withdraw to prevent Assad forces from filling the gap
Secularists and civil state advocates don’t attract the youths any more
The group was reportedly engaged in plans to attack the U.S.
Kerry says U.S. still determined to punish Assad of chemical weapons use
There is a notable absence of Syrians among the decision-makers
Abdulrazzaq Aslan al-Laz says reliable figures have been marginalized
At least three children have been killed in U.S. strikes
Labwani says Arab states have let down Syria
Louay Hussein, the head of an opposition party based in Damascus, tells The Syrian Observer of the need for the opposition to convince loyalists that it will not treat them as the enemy
