Amberin Zaman is a Senior Correspondent covering MENA at Al-Monitor. She specializes in regional interest and world news, with a focus on topics such as Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, as well as themes related to aviation, security, and law enforcement. Amberin's insights and analyses have been featured in The Armenian Mirror-Spectator and Al-Monitor.
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While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has yet to comment on the events, HTS could not have made its move without Ankara’s tacit blessing.
By: Amberin Zaman
The Syrian government claims to have repelled the HTS advance on Hama, but pro-rebel sources claim the opposite.
By: Amberin Zaman
As Islamic State militants reportedly made advances in Syria on Thursday, the commander in chief of the Women’s Protection Units warned in an exclusive interview that the group’s plans included taking “over entire villages.”
By: Amberin Zaman
The developments came as Hayat Tahrir al Sham pressed its lightning offensive against Syrian government forces and is closing in on the country’s third largest city, Homs.
By: Amberin Zaman
Clashes are intensifying as Turkey-backed forces push up against Kurdish fighters.
The development comes a day after the fall of the SDF-controlled town of Manbij. Dec 10, 2024
By: Amberin Zaman
A day after the fall of the SDF-controlled town of Manbij, Turkish proxies advanced today toward the town of Kobani.
The ultimatum came as the militants failed to comply with an agreement brokered by the United States to pull out of the city in exchange for assurances that Turkey and its SNA allies would not attack the SDF east of the river.
By: Amberin Zaman
Sources told Al-Monitor that negotiations between the sides had “failed” and that “significant military buildups” on the Turkish border were being observed.
By: Amberin Zaman
With the collapse of the Syrian regime in an offensive led by the Sunni militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its Turkey-backed allies, Syrian Kurds need to forge a common front as the new power constellation takes shape.
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