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THE civil war in Syria, a nightmare for most Syrians, is a dream come true for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the latter name being variously translated as "Greater Syria" or "the ...

Nowhere does this seem truer than in neighbouring Syria. Names of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups such as Jahbat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) have become familiar ...

although Raqqa - currently controlled by the hard-line Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) - is a notable exception. Many within the Christian community are believed to support ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a transitional government, appointing 23 ministers in a new broadened and diverse cabinet. The cabinet announced on Saturday included Yarub Badr, an ...

Crystal Korrey Frank shared the story of her family’s immigration from the Greater Syria region, which is now Lebanon, to northeastern Colorado in 1900s Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Overland Trail ...

One of the main objectives of the cross-border military operation that Turkey intends to launch in Syria is to prevent ... is viewed as a second stage of the ‘Greater Kurdistan’ project ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...