After eight years of military service, one Syrian soldier prepares for a long-awaited return to ‘normal life’
Somur Abu Fida never expected his engagement to last so long.
But just months after the Syrian Ara...
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‘A treasure house of Syria’s past’: Archaeologists, NGOs reckon with scale of cultural looting in post-IS Raqqa
Mosaics in the Raqqa Museum after Islamic State battle in August. Photo by Abdullah Isma...
Latakia driver compelled to captain evacuation buses as ‘national duty’
Jaafar, a 40-year-old bus driver from the government-held, coastal province of Latakia, has been cr...
One young man ‘imprisoned’ in his own house, fearing arrest and conscription after government takes control of south Damascus
Whenever Mohammad Kheirallah hears a knock on the door of his house, his heart stops for a moment. ...
Former rebel fighter risks return to government-held Homs to escape dire living conditions in Rukban camp
Less than one year ago, Khaled al-Ahmad fought with a Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated faction in ...
After government victory, one Douma resident visits home for the first time in six years
Approaching the outskirts of Douma city with two of his four sons in the car earlier this month, Sa...
'History is repeating itself' for Palestinian refugees displaced for second time in south Damascus evacuations
Starting over in Damascus with one bag of clothes and a tent after fleeing Palestine in 1967, Ibrah...
US needs ‘coherent approach’ to Syria policy, says ex-Department of Defense analyst Melissa Dalton
Last month, American warplanes and missiles struck Assad government positions in Syria for the seco...
‘A person who believed’: Remembering Razan Zaitouneh on her 41st birthday
One by one, prisoners exited government buses into a packed auditorium in Damascus earlier this mon...
Three women shaping the future of Syria by taking part in the workforce
Syria’s women are increasingly taking on the role of primary breadwinner in their families as...
Civil society activist defies war and Islamist intimidation in her efforts to empower women
While running a beauty salon in the Idlib province town of Kafr Nubl for nearly two decades, Ghalya...
