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By Osama Al Sharif - May 26,2015
 Daesh is witnessing a rebirth at a time when it should be diminishing or disintegrating. After months of relentless US-led air strikes against its positions in Syria and Iraq, the jihadist organisation is still not showing visible signs of weakness.In the last two week
By Osama Al Sharif - May 19,2015
This week’s surprise capture of Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar governorate, by Daesh militants represents another blow to Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi’s efforts to win the trust and confidence of Iraq’s Sunnis. In a repeat of the dramatic fall of Mosul last
By Osama Al Sharif - May 05,2015
Recent setbacks for the regime in Syria could give an unexpected push to the UN-sponsored Geneva talks, which began Monday and are slated to last for a month or more. UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura will hold separate in-depth consultations with representatives of the regime,
By Osama Al Sharif - Apr 28,2015
A month after a Saudi-led Arab coalition launched “Operation Storm of Resolve”, aimed at restoring legitimacy in Yemen, it is possible to say that the air strikes have succeeded in stemming the tide of the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdulla
By Osama Al Sharif - Apr 21,2015
In his television interview with Fox News on April 13, King Abdullah revealed that Jordan is now the only Arab member of the US-led international coalition that is bombing Daesh in Iraq and Syria. He said that the UAE and Bahrain withdrew their fighter jets from bases in Jordan
By Osama Al Sharif - Apr 14,2015
The Iraqi government has initiated plans to recapture the western governorate of Anbar, most of which has been under Daesh control for more than a year. Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi announced that the army’s next mission, after the liberation of Tikrit last month, will b
By Osama Al Sharif - Apr 07,2015
After more than two years of negotiations, Iran has reached a framework agreement with the international community over its controversial nuclear programme. It would take another three months to agree on technical details but both parties are already celebrating what has been de
By Osama Al Sharif - Mar 31,2015
Saudi Arabia’s reaction to the Houthi mutiny in Yemen was expected, and justified. The question was: How long will the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other Arab countries tolerate Iran’s direct interference in Yemen, which has always been an integral part of the
By Osama Al Sharif - Mar 24,2015
As much as Benjamin Netanyahu’s landslide victory in the legislative elections last week was bad news for the Palestinians and the rest of the world, it was probably a much-needed wake-up call for those who still believed in a two-state solution. His victory underlined the
By Osama Al Sharif - Mar 17,2015
As the Syrian crisis entered its fifth year with no end in sight, US Secretary of State John Kerry told an American news network Sunday that “the United States will have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar Assad to remove him from power and bring the Syrian civil war

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