Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Main Kurdish groups have emerged among few winners of conflict in Syria By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo shows Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection […]
While rejecting exclusion zone, Israel puts demands Russia cannot deliver
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel has twice rejected Russian proposals for the deployment of forces in southern Syria following the capitulation of the insurgent forces in […]
Safadi, Lavrov discuss return of refugees
422 Syrians enter Kingdom for short stay until resettlement in UK, Germany and Canada By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his […]
Hundreds of Syrian ‘White Helmets’ evacuated by Israel to Jordan – reports
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 A bus drives on a road near Quneitra at the Syrian side of the Israeli Syrian border as it is […]
The Syrian war is a ‘shame to mankind’ says Serbia’s top weapons maker – but I found his instruction books in eastern Aleppo
Exclusive: I pushed the two machine gun manuals across the boardroom table to Brzakovic. He glanced at them, nodded politely, and pushed them courteously back to me Robert Fisk Kragujevac, central Serbia […]
As ISIS Fighters Fill Prisons in Syria, Their Home Nations Look Away
Source: The New York Times On a rare tour of prisons for Islamic State suspects from nearly 50 countries, a Times reporter watched their jailers try to secure them humanely […]
ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq just months after Baghdad declared victory
Source: The Washington Post By Liz Sly and Mustafa SalimJuly 17Email the author BAGHDAD — The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory […]
Tel Aviv warns Syrians away from frontier as Assad closes in
Syrian state TV says captured hill from rebels overlooking Golan By Reuters – Jul 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on Tuesday from the Israeli-annexed Syrian Golan Heights shows […]
Syrian rebels surrender heavy arms in Daraa city — state media
Cradle of Syrian revolution back to government control By AFP – Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Syrian national flag rises in the midst of damaged buildings in Daraa Al […]
Kurds must cut loose from the US to achieve a deal
Home » Opinion » Michael Jansen » Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Syrian Southern Front’s collapse was in the cards as soon as Syria’s army and air force backed […]
Repairing Jordanian-Syrian relations
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah During the lifetime of the Arab League, already 68 years old, it is rare to locate a period during which inter-Arab […]
ISIS Remnants Fight On, Despite U.S. Campaign
Source: Wall Street Journal ISIS Remnants Fight On, Despite U.S. Campaign The group decentralized its command structure, set up sleeper cells, and dug tunnels in the desert spanning Syria and […]
The day after the end of battles in south of Syria
Jul 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The fighting in the south of Syria has been expected for some time and could be the final chapter of the ongoing crisis there. Jordan continues to face multi-dimensional risks from the refugees to security, and the danger of continuous military confrontation […]
Syrian regime’s control of Naseeb crossing offers Jordanians hope
The Syrian regime hopes to reopen a vital trade lifeline via the Naseeb crossing. AFP Daoud Kuttab July 08, 2018 Jordan is the crossroads between Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Europe […]
SUNDAY READS: From bombs and rubble to regrowth in Richmond Hill, Markham
‘I miss my family. I hope I can help them.’ by Simone Joseph Markham Economist & Sun This is what’s left of the home Mohammad Alomar lived in with his […]
Syria rebels in south announce return to talks with Russia
Over 30 towns in southern Syria have agreed to surrender By AFP – Jul 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Smoke rises above rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa, during […]
Son of Islamic State leader killed in Syria’s Homs – IS news channel
Reuters International This content was published on July 3, 2018 A man rides a bicycle past a poster depicting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad near the new clock square in the […]
There is nothing genuine about Israel’s humanitarian aid to Syrians
The use of aid to whitewash Israel’s record of occupation and human rights violations is not new Abir Kopty Monday 2 July 2018 Tags: Palestine; south Syria; Golan […]
This moment will go down in history: the US has given up on the overthrow of Assad in Syria
When Washington ‘understands the difficult conditions’ its militia allies are facing and says it ‘advises’ the Russians and Syrians not to violate a ceasefire – which was Moscow’s idea in the first […]
‘Terrorists — disguised as women — are among displaced Syrians’
By Raed Omari – Jul 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jordanian soldier keeps watch at the border between Syria and Jordan on Monday (AFP photo) AMMAN — There are hundreds of armed […]