The Nusra Front and other factions launched a violent attack using light weapons on the southern, northern and western sides of the city
Legal files of 84 gunmen are settled in the province
Nine churches and other Christian institutions declared the formation of the General Authority of the Chaldean Syriac Assyrians in Hassakeh province
18 people were killed in raids late on Saturday in the town of Talbiseh
Rebels thwart Assad offensive
Government forces, the armed opposition, ISIS, and the Kurds all now include female militants
Governor of Homs retains his position
The circulation in Damascus of fake notes carrying the names of Syrian officers responsible for war crimes are seen as a revival of the civil movement
Regime forces press advances in Aleppo
The Islamists say the writing on gravestones is heretical
Massacres are taking place in the Damascus countryside without outcry or punishment
Syrian rappers who fled war find new opportunities in Beirut
Activists in regime bastion have launched a campaign calling for an end to the regime’s sectarian war in Syria
What is the Investigation Branch of the Air Force Intelligence made up of, how are detainees interrogated and held, and where are they held?
Focus is on aid to newly-arrived displaced
Khalaf is known for his moderate positions and he has no enemies either in the Islamic factions or in the Free Syrian Army
Many left-wing Alawite intellectuals continue to believe that the Syrian uprising was the result of foreign subversion, not an expression of the needs of the Syrian people
The Nusra Front arrested the priest with eight other Christians on charges of dealing with the regime
This year’s budget is considered the highest in Syria’s history – if taken in Syria Pounds
The battle was named “Freedom Roar”
