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Searching for the Disappeared With Magic

Desperate to find their loved ones, family members are resorting to paying large sums of money to mystics to aid their search, Al-Akhbar writes

The ‘Good Youth’ in Qalaat al-Madiq

Volunteers distributing aid in Qalaat al-Madiq are under strict orders to avoid taking photographs in order to avoid embarrassment, Tamaddon writes

Who Stands Behind Kidnapping Gangs in the South?

Despite efforts by security agencies to halt the trend of tit-for-tat kidnappings in Daraa and Suweida, the lucrativeness of the trade is one major reason for its continuation among gangs, Tamaddon writes

Assad’s Militias Turn to Schoolchildren to Fill Manpower Void

Opposition outlet claims loyalist paramilitary groups are routinely exploiting Syrians’ needs for a stable income by recruiting children into their ranks for up to $200 a month, with many of them being sent to battlefronts without proper training

Army Captures Strategic Hill in Deir-ez-Zor

Army units seize control over Shuai’b Hill in fight against ISIS in Deir-ez-Zor and battle Al-Nusra Front militants in Daraa, pro-government newspaper reports