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July 2015

Eid Holiday

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, The Syrian Observer will not be publishing any articles today, July 17. We will be back in action Monday, July 20.

Eid Holiday

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, The Syrian Observer will not be publishing any articles today, July 17. We will be back in action Monday, July 20.

‘No One Has an Interest in Destroying the Syrian State’

In an interview with The Syrian Observer, Syrian scholar Kheder Khaddour argues that the Syrian regime uses its control over state institutions as a means of legitimization. Drawing a clear line between the state and the regime may not always be easy but it is essential if Syria wants to avoid the fate of Iraq, he adds

Crawling Through Trenches

We had nowhere to spend the night in Damascus, and we didn’t want to worry our family, so we continued our journey towards Douma. We had no choice