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Rising tensions along Lebanese-Israeli border underscore risk of opening up second front

Moscow has stepped into the vacuum created by the US disengagment under Obama

Attacks prove that gains by the Russian-backed Syrian regime are not secure and could be temporary

This is the fourth time rival parties have met in Geneva since the civil war started six years ago but a solution is as elusive as ever

Allawites remain fiercly committed to the preservation of the regime

Estimates put the number of fighters who have entered Syria in the past two years at 6,000 to 10,000

Vice-president had claimed that Turkey and Gulf states were funding ‘anyone who would fight against Al Assad’

Failure of Arab revolts, shifts in geopolitical landscape and trajectory of Syrian war have reversed Ankara’s fortunes

Zarif’s trips are first signs of thaw in relations between Gulf Arab states and Iran

Sense of calm in Iraqi capital since Daesh fighters overran much of the country

Many Syrians wonder whether deaths and displacement of millions are worth the price

Opposition mark significant new step to lay groundwork for alternative government