Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
The competition between Russia and Iran over the Syrian Badia intensified, after the latter strengthened its military presence there, which encouraged the former to launch a broad polarization campaign for the benefit of the part of the Damascus government forces loyal to it - the Eighth Brigade - and to expand its influence further within the region. What is the strategic importance of the Badia?
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities