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Qusayr:Assad's victory by Hezbollah assistance risks wider Sunni-Shi'ite conflict

The capture of Qusair by Syrian troops spearheaded by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi'ite Islamist militia, risks turning the war in Syria into a wider sectarian battle between Sunni and Shi'ite forces that will sweep through the country's neighbors. The fall of the town after...

200 Russian Islamists fighting in Syria

Some 200 Russian Islamists who back North Caucasus insurgents are fighting in Syria for Al-Qaeda, the head of the Russian security service (FSB) said Thursday, Russian news agencies reported. "The fact that around 200 fighters from Russia are fighting on the side of the Caucasus...

Qusayr fall gives Syria regime upper hand

The capture by Syrian pro-government forces of the strategic Qusayr region is a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad, who is now better placed than ever if a US-Russian plan for peace talks materialises. The nearly three-week battle for Qusayr in central Syria exposed the central role...

Kilo: Syrian Crisis is bigger than Bashar al-Assad

Istanbul- Micheal Kilo, the new member of the Syrian National Coalition considered that the recent expansion is expressing the Syrian national will. He pledged in a statement to "Zaman Alwasl," to quit from the coalition if it is not independent in its decisions and performance, pointing...