Mohammed Hardan Mohammed Hardan is a Syrian journalist based in Turkey. On Twitter: @_MohammedHardan Russia intensifies Idlib attacks ahead of summit with Turkey, Iran on Syria Some believe that the Russian escalation in Syria’s Idlib is either a prelude to a major assault or a means of increasing pressure on Turkey. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 23, 2021 Jihadist group in Idlib vows to keep foreign fighters in Syria Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani says "these foreign fighters are now part of us." Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 15, 2021 Syrian jihadist group in Idlib replaces security squad with 'moral police' Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib has ended the work of its security apparatus that has been accused of controlling people’s lives. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 13, 2021 Syrian tribe forms Shura Council in Idlib with blessing from jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib demanded all the tribes in the areas it controls to coordinate with it to form separate Shura councils, with the aim of controlling the decisions taken by these tribes and expanding its popular base. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 8, 2021 SDF transfers extremist IS women to Roj camp in Hasakah The Syrian Demographic Forces moved 300 families of extremist women from al-Hol camp to Roj camp in Hasakah countryside, to confine them to one camp and control security in al-Hol camp. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 7, 2021 Turkish army on lookout for tunnels in northern Idlib Turkish forces have been leading security campaigns on the border with Syria, where they were able to destroy a number of tunnels used to smuggle people from Syria into Turkey. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 23, 2021 Syrian government, Kurds discuss plans for oil trade The Qatirji company and Syrian Democratic Forces are discussing the possibility of increasing oil shipments between SDF-controlled areas to government-held areas. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 21, 2021 Displaced Syrian children take part in alternative Olympics camp A local rights organization in northern Syria held an Olympics competition for children living in the displaced camps across the area, in conjunction with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 18, 2021 Iran's Revolutionary Guards dig tunnels in city of Palmyra Syrian opposition sources report that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is digging trenches in the city of Palmyra to reinforce the group's presence in the area. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 2, 2021 Turkey accused of cynical motives for restoring churches in north Syria Critics say Turkey is taking superficial steps to serve religious minorities in the areas under its control in Syria for the sake of its image before the West. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Jul 25, 2021 Pagination Show more Popular Articles Scientists reconstruct facial features of 2,000-year-old mummies Hagar Hosny | Egypt | Oct 6, 2021 Turkey requests to buy 40 US F-16 fighter planes Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 8, 2021 Israel still fears US approach to Iran Ben Caspit | Israel | Oct 8, 2021 Intel: US lifts Iran-related sanctions, says no connection to nuclear deal Elizabeth Hagedorn | Iran | Oct 8, 2021 Palestinian video game strikes Israel’s nerve Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | Oct 10, 2021 Recent Podcasts Khamenei may still prefer a nuclear deal over a nuclear weapon, says Ken Pollack International security expert Eviatar Matania: 40% of global cyber investments reach Israel Iran unlikely to consider crossing nuclear weapons threshold unless attacked, says Ali Vaez "The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany Welcome to Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel
Russia intensifies Idlib attacks ahead of summit with Turkey, Iran on Syria Some believe that the Russian escalation in Syria’s Idlib is either a prelude to a major assault or a means of increasing pressure on Turkey. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 23, 2021
Jihadist group in Idlib vows to keep foreign fighters in Syria Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani says "these foreign fighters are now part of us." Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 15, 2021
Syrian jihadist group in Idlib replaces security squad with 'moral police' Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib has ended the work of its security apparatus that has been accused of controlling people’s lives. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 13, 2021
Syrian tribe forms Shura Council in Idlib with blessing from jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib demanded all the tribes in the areas it controls to coordinate with it to form separate Shura councils, with the aim of controlling the decisions taken by these tribes and expanding its popular base. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 8, 2021
SDF transfers extremist IS women to Roj camp in Hasakah The Syrian Demographic Forces moved 300 families of extremist women from al-Hol camp to Roj camp in Hasakah countryside, to confine them to one camp and control security in al-Hol camp. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Sep 7, 2021
Turkish army on lookout for tunnels in northern Idlib Turkish forces have been leading security campaigns on the border with Syria, where they were able to destroy a number of tunnels used to smuggle people from Syria into Turkey. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 23, 2021
Syrian government, Kurds discuss plans for oil trade The Qatirji company and Syrian Democratic Forces are discussing the possibility of increasing oil shipments between SDF-controlled areas to government-held areas. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 21, 2021
Displaced Syrian children take part in alternative Olympics camp A local rights organization in northern Syria held an Olympics competition for children living in the displaced camps across the area, in conjunction with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 18, 2021
Iran's Revolutionary Guards dig tunnels in city of Palmyra Syrian opposition sources report that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is digging trenches in the city of Palmyra to reinforce the group's presence in the area. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Aug 2, 2021
Turkey accused of cynical motives for restoring churches in north Syria Critics say Turkey is taking superficial steps to serve religious minorities in the areas under its control in Syria for the sake of its image before the West. Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Jul 25, 2021
Intel: US lifts Iran-related sanctions, says no connection to nuclear deal Elizabeth Hagedorn | Iran | Oct 8, 2021
"The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany
