Author: Harun al-Aswad

Sultan Murad Division, Suqour al-Sham Brigades and Faylaq al-Sham among the armed groups to be deployed in North Africa (Photo source AFP). By Ragip Soylu, Harun al-Aswad  Turkey will deploy Syrian rebel fighters in Libya to fight against the forces of Khalifa Haftar, sources told Middle East Eye on Friday. Ankara had already reached out to several … Continue reading Turkey to send Syrian rebel fighters to battle Haftar in Libya →

Defections and splits among militant groups in Idlib are happening, since the lines between them are more blurred than is realised (Photo Source AFP). By Harun al-Aswad The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the appointment of a virtually unknown successor could see some fugitive Islamic State group fighters seeking a return to the ranks of al-Qaeda-aligned … Continue reading After Baghdadi: Will Islamic State fighters seek return to al-Qaeda? →

Despite the ceasefire, the Syrian government and Russia have bombed an important medical centre (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Pro-Syrian government forces destroyed the al-Ikhlas hospital in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, part of a major military escalation by Damascus and its ally Russia in the country’s northwest. "The hospital, which serves 12 villages with a … Continue reading Assad’s forces destroy hospital as they step up attacks on Idlib →