Best of 2016: Random Stabbings of Regime Soldiers Resemble Palestinian Resistance
Cases of Syrian soldiers being stabbed and run down with cars is on the rise in regime-controlled areas of the country
Cases of Syrian soldiers being stabbed and run down with cars is on the rise in regime-controlled areas of the country
Jordan’s swimming pools have witnessed a spike in Syrians attending classes as many prepare for the deadly journey across the Mediterranean
Military factions have curtailed the role of the “free” civilian police in Syria, limiting them to pursuing crimes and misdemeanors, organizing traffic and overseeing and monitoring service projects — and indeed the rebel groups have intervened in even these affairs at times
Asharq Al-Awsat documents stories from residents, activists and aid workers as buses reach the Rashideen crossing, with many civilians expressing extreme despair after losing their families and homes
In the wake of Aleppo’s fall and the upcoming peace talks in Geneva, Moscow moves to obtain the upper hand on Tehran and Hezbollah in securing its interests in Syria
Critics of “Sheikh” Omar Rahmoun say the former Homs-based revolutionary sold out his compatriots in east Aleppo after overseeing a ceasefire agreement between opposition fighters and the regime
Faced with the fall of eastern Aleppo to the regime, Russian and Iranian-backed forces, we must recognize and acknowledge 10 basic facts if we wish to understand the Syrian revolution’s next phase, explains Bassam Yousef
Envoy tells emergency session at the UN that Syrian government is practicing its constitutional and legal duty to protect its citizens against terrorism in Aleppo
Syrian officials claim the country is facing pressures due to the large number of trained professionals leaving to Europe and Turkey since the beginning of the crisis
191 organizations and 145 community leaders join forces to form The Syrian Civil Society Platform in response to the international community’s ineffectiveness to tackle the crisis
The Syrian Observer republishes Qantara’s 2015 profile on the Syrian critical philosopher and political activist on the sad occasion of his passing
Syrian president tells newspaper that no one will be considered immune from the law, including all opposition members abroad who wish to participate in dialogue
56 human rights organizations have said that Zaitouneh and her colleagues appear to have been abducted and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty as punishment for their legitimate activities as human rights defenders
The Nobel Peace Prize nominated White Helmets, responsible for saving over 78,000 lives across Syria, believe that they are targets of the Syrian regime and face torture and execution. Below is the full statement
Zeitoun reports on the condition of IDP camps in Syria’s north, as civilians are forced to endure a new winter without proper facilities for warmth, education and sanitation
Syria’s envoy to U.N. urges countries to support the Syrian government in its fight against terrorism if they are serious about the interests of the Syrian people
Coalition U.N. envoy rejects Moscow’s veto of a seven-day cease-fire aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to enter the besieged eastern Aleppo neighborhoods
High Negotiations Committee calls on international community to shoulder its responsibility to end the bombardment and slaughter in Syria, especially Aleppo, and actively seek to deliver humanitarian aid
Member of the Kurdish Democratic Party reveals heavy taxes are designed to destroy the city’s industrial sector in order to push people, especially young men, to leave the city
Deputy opposition leader strikes defiant tone, claiming Russia is now seeking a way out of the trouble it has brought upon itself in Syria
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