In what seems a regime-sponsored deal between local rebels and radical group, ISIS fighters have left al Hajar al-Aswad, a next-door district to the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp, after almost two-year siege.
Activists say Damascus city is witnessing an escalation of arrests as the Syrian army suffers an acute shortage of fighters following a series of mass defections
Ministry slams coalition for air strike on Syrian army post which killed three and injured over a dozen more in Deir-ez-Zor
City governor says relief convoys began arriving in the city as early as Saturday in cooperation with the Syrian Red Crescent
“There was one shabeeha whose task was to distribute food to the prisoners. He would offer 10 detainees to entertain the soldiers. Sometimes he would torture the detainees by himself.”
Deadly shelling rocks the capital’s suburban districts while two civilians in the Hassakeh province are killed in land mine explosions
All of a sudden, someone began knocking urgently on the door. I ran to open it and found a group of young fighters carrying Zuhair. He was covered in blood, and they were in tears as they chanted prayers for “the martyr”
Syrian overseas trade witnesses $20 million slump since 2014, Damascus Chamber of Industry reports
At least 11 dead and nine more wounded in attack on the western entrance of Tel Tamer
Witness details the killing of thousands of prisoners in Damascus’ infamous Sednaya military prison
Efforts and future visions aimed at shortening length of litigation and fostering citizens’ trust in the judiciary, says justice minister
A bigger risk is to encounter regime soldiers or members of the security service who are also digging their own tunnels
I couldn’t understand how and why the security forces raided Ismail’s house and arrested him. He hadn’t been involved in any revolutionary activities. Two years would pass without hearing any news of my brother.
Relatives of around 40 soldiers killed in a traffic accident between Hama and Lattakia express anger at the regime’s refusal to pay compensation to families
Damascus youths fear draft as regime forces continue their two-week campaign of mass arrest in the Syrian capital
Security forces use tear gas after cutting off water and electricity supplies in an attempt to end a two-month hunger strike
Sources estimate the number of births have decreased from half a million in pre-crisis times, to about 200,000 in 2015
The spread of the skin disease has caused major disruptions as large numbers of soldiers are transferred from the front to military hospitals
Lebanese and international media organizations have widely neglected to acknowledge Syrian casualties in last Thursday’s suicide attacks
As soon as she got on the bus, a large sign caught her attention – ‘Niqab available for female passengers’
