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Debris from a building destroyed in the aftermath of a counter-terrorism mission conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Forces are seen in Atmeh, Syria, 4 February 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

InternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

Who was the ISIS leader killed yesterday in north-western Syria?

Abdullah Qardash, an Iraqi national also known as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, became ISIS leader on 31 October 2019, one week after his predecessor, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a U.S. raid in Idlib province in north-western Syria. Qardash was a long-time jihadist veteran. He joined what was known as al-Qaeda in Iraq shortly after the 2003 U.S. invasion to fight the U.S.-led coalition forces and the new Iraqi government. Like several other future ISIS leaders, he was arrested for his role in the insurgency and spent time in the U.S.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoOriente Próximo,

Last week, Syrian opposition and regime leaders negotiated the continuation of a tentative cease-fire in Astana, Kazakhstan, with pledged support from Russia, Iran and Turkey. The latest in a string of many such agreements, analysts and citizens alike are cautious about its success. A new survey reveals why Syrians believe past local truces failed and also offers lessons for how the new nationwide agreement can avoid a similar fate.

The Day After, a Syrian nongovernmental organization based in Istanbul, interviewed 1,260 Syrian civilians, fighters and their families, to measure their views on the creation of local agreements, levels of satisfaction and consequences on their everyday lives.…  Seguir leyendo »