As coalition forces reach Raqqa, ISIS militants and opportunist traders take to selling real estate and hoarding goods, rendering life for the city residents more difficult than ever
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
Enab Baladi reveals the widespread disorder faced by residents of Suweida and Daraa who risk tit-for-tat kidnappings by armed gangs along the Houran plains
UN envoy says talks between the Syrian government and the Riyadh-backed opposition will take place early next year after negotiations reached an impasse earlier in April
“We had to use this as an alternative to fuel because the population in the areas south of the capital do not have the money to buy wood (for burning)”
Witnesses describe the horror of the full-scale destruction of Aleppo’s rebel-held districts while UN cites reports indicating scores of residents have been executed while attempting to flee their homes over the past few days
President celebrates international day of disabled with Syrians paralyzed by the war, as U.N. office for humanitarian affairs releases damming report on the scale of permanent injuries inflicted during the nearly six-year conflict
About 50,000 people have been displaced in three days as residents flee districts captured by the regime and areas witnessing clashes, says Civil Defense official
Syrian army helps transport thousands of locals, mostly women and children, from the eastern neighborhoods to temporary housing centers
Scores of families leave the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo city under Syrian army supervision
During its time in control of Deir-ez-Zor, ISIS has tried to manage internet cafes by controlling their work and recording users’ details, but users like traders and exchangers have remained largely outside the control of the group’s monitoring bodies
Around 19,000 infants are estimated to require baby milk in Eastern Ghouta, while the monthly cost of milk often reaches up to 39,000 Syrian pounds ($180), which is more than half of most residents’ income.
Reports claim that a number of the group’s leaders have fled Mosul toward Syrian territory due to the military operation to retake the Iraqi city
“I try as much as I can to organize our money, so that we often go without a meal to reduce our daily spending. My children also share clothes, which they trade between them”
Assad government announces it intends to end its subsidies of foodstuffs, including bread, in favor of monthly stipends for families in need
Assad supporters voice discontent as regime institutions prioritize delivery of humanitarian aid to families of fallen soldiers over paramilitaries
Aleppo governor and UNICEF discuss boosting cooperation in relief sector
23 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid enter the city in the Damascus countryside
Sharia court has informed people about the risk of marrying their daughters to Egyptians and the families of young men of marrying Egyptian women
Local sources claim militants preventing hundred of families from leaving as dozens flee rebel-held eastern Aleppo
