Locals request safe exit for families and the urgent preparation of makeshift centers for the distribution of aid

“Systematic shelling by Syrian regime forces, large numbers of patients, and the lack of doctors and medical equipment have made the situation impossible to handle”

“To the people abroad, I would say that this process damages the environment and hurts animals, too – maybe this fact could propel animal rights and environmental activists to help us because no one has done so until now.”

The battle near Damascus has become a war of attrition, as Assad’s forces have struggled to recover areas lost to the Army of Islam, including the international motorway

My mother hates to be touched, and she never hugs me. To her, I am an eccentric, because I am a female activist

Rebel fighters capture large sections of the women’s prison near Damascus as fighting continues for a third day

1,192 were wounded and 895 residences were completely destroyed. The air strikes also left behind 372 orphans in Ghouta, according to the office

Six women and four children were the victims of the regime’s air raids on the embattled city of Douma located 10km (7 miles) northeast of Damascus

Syrian doctors investigate German Embassy’s concerns for girl with “European features” seen in video shot in Damascus countryside

Rescue workers say death toll expected to rise as civil defense teams step up search efforts amid rubble of destroyed buildings

Years after the country witnessed a series of promising ceasefires, the situation has steadily worsened as violations by regime forces have trapped residents inside their cities; closing crossings, preventing the entry of food, and restricting access to and from affected areas

Rebels thwart regime offensive in the western countryside of the Syrian capital, leaving dozens dead and wounded

We had nowhere to spend the night in Damascus, and we didn’t want to worry our family, so we continued our journey towards Douma. We had no choice