“People took taxis because of their cheap prices, and today it has become rare for anyone to take one of our cars… the fares are very high”
Local figures convene talks with regime to discuss implementing a truce agreement between the government and opposition in the besieged town
Kanaan was covering events in the town of Zafarana in the northern Homs countryside when he was hit by the air raid.
Priest Gabriel Daoud expelled from Syriac Orthodox Church for comments in the media as well as his suspect dealings with regime intelligence services
About 2,500 people will be transported to Idleb in “reconciliation” deal, according to media activists from the Damascus countryside
Assad loyalists are using different methods to force residents in Sunni and opposition areas to leave the coastal city, like detention and forced conscription, as well as cutting vital services like electricity, water and waste collection
“We are used to the fact that every time there is talk about a truce or reconciliation, the regime steps up the weapons and means it uses against us to create more confusion and pressure”
Overcrowded classrooms in areas under regime control is widespread, with as many as 75 students being forced into a single classroom in some cases
Fuad al-Salah, leader of the ‘Leopard Militia’ was killed after years of fighting alongside al-Hassan, also known as ‘The Tiger,’ on many fronts in Homs, Hama, Aleppo and the Lattakia countryside.
The video showed a number of fighters training to use personal weapons, in addition to physical training like intruding into buildings and jumping. The footage showed that this was part of special forces training to prepare for guerrilla warfare.
Captain of Syria’s national football team Jihad Qassab killed in Saidnaya prison after two years in captivity
Commander of new group says opposition aims to work within an organized body to become a single, integrated force to defend ideals of the revolution
Major transport route cut by loyalist fighters protesting regime’s arrest of a drug dealer from Oum Haratin
“The guarantee of returning to the regime’s embrace requires making specific concessions, the most important of which is giving information about what is happening inside the areas and cities which it is trying to make a settlement with”
Warplane crashes after conducting combat mission against ISIS militants east of Damascus
Key rebel group rejects claims that Tahan was appointed to the post after former commander was killed in suspected coalition air strikes
Coalition says any attempt by the regime to terrorize and psychologically pressure civilians into leaving besieged areas would signal an end to any proposed ceasefire in “a glaring fashion”
Rebels take control over a number of villages including Qasajik, Qarah Ghouz and Tel Shaeer on the western side of the village of Al-Rai on Sunday
Primary and secondary students return to classes as education directorate announces repairs have been finished on dozens of schools throughout the country
Courses include a three-month attachment at a local hospital each year where students helped treat patients and practice first aid on electronic manikins
