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Syria rebel group will survive leader’s death

(The National- Hassan Hassan)- Zahran Alloush, the former leader of Jaish Al Islam who was killed by Russian air strikes on Friday evening near Damascus, was more widely mourned than any other opposition figure since the start of the Syrian conflict. He has also been condemned for having made...

UN Syria mediator aims to convene peace talks on Jan. 25

 The United Nations said Saturday it aims to bring together Syria's warring parties on Jan. 25 in Geneva to begin talks to try to end nearly five years of civil war. U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura plans to convene representatives of the Syrian government and "the broadest possible...

Saudi king blames Assad for ISIS rise in Syria

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud accused Syrian President Bashar Assad Wednesday of having aided the rise of ISIS and called for a political settlement with moderate forces to end the war there. The solution would be to form "a transitional government made up of moderate opposition...