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Fatih: A Little Syria in Istanbul

The Fatih district has become a de facto home to thousands of Syrians looking to start a new life in the Turkish city, with the suburb offering many sights, flavors and sounds that visitors can often find in different parts of Syria, opposition website Zaman al-Wasl writes

1,200 Palestinians Held in Regime Prisons Since 2011: Rights Monitor

Human rights watchdog calls for the release of Palestinian detainees, including women with children, from regime prisons, as group releases report claiming 461 prisoners have been executed or killed under torture since 2011, opposition website writes

Syria Warned OPCW, U.N. of Nusra’s Toxic Weapons Smuggling: Deputy FM

Syria’s deputy foreign minister shifts guilt for attack following flood of global condemnation, claiming Damascus had alerted monitoring bodies of plans by terror groups to transport chemical weapons into Syria as recently as weeks ago, government media outlet reports

‘Little-Syria’: Idleb’s Strengths Enriched by its Diversity

Communities of displaced families from all over Syria are welcomed to Idleb, where the fusion of life, foods and traditions from all provinces has merged to create a stable microcosm of Syrian life, Sada al-Sham writes

Six Wounded in Terrorist Mortar Attacks on Damascus Neighborhoods

Residents injured in different attacks after militants shell the capital’s central districts, including the landmark Umayyad Square and Mezze 86 district, with shells earlier falling in the Al-Qeimariyeh district of the Old City, government media reports

Damascus: Rebels Thwart Regime Attempts to Retake Qaboun Industrial Zone

Dozens of regime forces are killed and wounded in a botched campaign to storm the industrial district in the capital’s northeast, while the WHO warns ‘time is running out’ as health situation deteriorates in the Eastern Ghouta, opposition media outlet reports

Syrian Army Foils Nusra Attempts to Break Jobar Siege

Army forces succeed in maintaining siege on terrorists trapped in Jobar as clashes intensify in the Damascus neighborhood, resulting in hundreds of killed and injured militants, pro-government newspaper reports

Kurds Celebrate Newroz in the Syrian Capital

Damascene Kurds celebrate their holiday in the capital with the festivities well attended by Syrian officials, including Jaafari, who made remarks on the occasion

Newroz Celebrations Bring Much Needed Joy for Syrians

The Kurdish celebration of spring, Newroz, banned in Syria for decades, is an occasion for Syrians to share some joy as the brutal war in their country enters its seventh year

Young Syrians Use Graffiti to Defy Total Destruction

A group of Syrian graffiti artists in a southern Damascus have used their graffiti art to give despairing people hope as the regime wrecked Syrian cities and lives

Displacement and Demographic Change Create New Realities in Syria

The Syrian regime has used war to displace residents from strategically located cities and townships to northern areas of the country, a calculated policy of demographic change aiming at creating a factual religious and ethnic divide