Citizens warned to be cautious and avoid carrying dollars, after many have been arrested without release on charges of possessing the currency
Regime soldiers killed in shelling of checkpoint by rebel group in Damascus countryside
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced yesterday that the war in Syria has killed 215,000 people since the start of the protest movement against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on March 15, 2011
Al-Ansar battalion leader reveals group’s six principles in exclusive interview with Zaman al-Wasl
Key rebel group claims leaked images purportedly show commander brutally tortured to death in regime facility
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 20 regime air strikes on Jobar and several on Douma on anniversary of Syrian revolution
The campaign’s $2.5 million budget will be used to serve food security, health, infrastructure and education sectors
Doctors struggle to cope with diminished medical resources in siege of Ghouta’s eastern suburbs
Arrest campaign by regime forces targets dozens of young men in Damascus marketplace
South African ambassador meets with Syrian official to discuss national reconciliation prospects
Rebel council of Babila suburb in south of Damascus claims Nusra Front fighters are ‘our brothers’, as tensions rise following further locals demonstrations against the group’s presence
Opposition fighters recapture buildings following clashes with pro-regime forces
Rebel brigade splits from Free Syrian Army to join with Nation Defense militias in southern Damascus countryside
English PEN calls for the release of Mazen Darwish and his colleagues Hani al-Zitani and Hussein Gharir
Syrian government develops plans to reactivate role of state-owned public transportation body after more than 250 million SYP lost to armed group attacks
No casualties reported as rockets injure one civilian and damage property in regime-held areas of Damascus
Residents of Damascus suburbs demand withdrawal of Nusra Front from Beit Sahm and Babila
Armed opposition groups clash in suburbs south of Damascus as residents take to the streets to demonstrate against Nusra’s presence
Another infant dies in Douma from starvation and lack of medicine, as the regime’s siege of the city prevents citizens from accessing vital provisions
Education Ministry promotes three-year project launched in Damascus schools to promote volunteer work, with an aim to spread to all provinces
