Aug. 8, 2016
AMMAN: Umm Raed has a lot on her mind.
She doesn’t feel safe in the tent in Syria’s southwest Quneitra province that she, her husband and seven children have called h...
Aug. 19, 2015
Bread prices in Syria vary widely from province to province: In Damascus, a standard 1kg bag of bread costs between SP35-75 ($.20-.40). To the south, in Daraa province, the pric...
Aug. 12, 2015
In the spring of 2014, a handful of Syrian, Lebanese and Iranian activists held a protest in Berlin denouncing Tehran’s involvement in the Syrian war.
“Syria is Iran&...
Jun. 29, 2015
Three consecutive days of demonstrations in East Ghouta
Civilians in several regime-encircled East Ghouta towns took to the streets over the weekend in demonstrations calling for...
Jun. 16, 2015
Civilians killed in rebel western Aleppo city offensive
Heavy rebel shelling of regime-held western Aleppo neighborhoods over the past two days killed 34 civilians and injured hu...
Jun. 15, 2015
Balaus: No military service for ‘sons of Suwayda’
The Sheikhs of Dignity issued a strongly worded Sunday excusing Druze young men from mandatory service in the Syrian...
Jun. 9, 2015
One of Syria’s biggest bases falls to Daraa rebels
Rebel coalitions on Tuesday captured of one of Syria’s biggest military bases, located in the eastern Daraa country...
May. 26, 2015
Ahrar a-Sham takes on pro-IS militia in Daraa
Ahrar a-Sham captured a village in western Daraa province from an IS-affiliated militia in fighting that one spokesman with the Sout...
May. 6, 2015
IS moves to take Keweyris airport
The Islamic State tried for the second day in a row Wednesday to storm the regime-controlled Keweyris Military Airport, a launching site for bar...
Apr. 29, 2015
Islamic State hangs on to Yarmouk, for now
The regime dropped 14 barrel bombs and fired rockets and mortars into Yarmouk camp on Tuesday in conjunction with several failed attem...
