“Ibrahim had to drop out of school and find a job to earn money for his family. He suddenly felt he was responsible for them after his father was arrested by one of the regime’s checkpoints around Douma”
US advises Syria’s political and military opposition to adopt “creative language” when discussing the fate of President Bashar al-Assad during the opposition’s expanded conference in Riyadh this week
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, warns that bombing will increase the risk of terrorist attacks by sleeper cells in Europe unless there is a concerted effort to destroy ISIS on the ground. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.
Former detainee describes exploitation from NGOs and media organizations after release from prison
Razan worked to defend prisoners of conscience, and although she didn’t agree with many of them intellectually and ideologically, she ceaselessly committed herself to their freedom
Syria to continue its commitment to the abolition of chemical weapons, says deputy foreign minister
Syrian National Colaition will meet with other opposition factions in Riyadh in an effort to unify positions ahead of negotiations in Vienna this month
President Assad says terrorists are flocking from over 100 countries around the world to Syria, in an effort to transform the country into a hub for terrorism
Paris puts military cooperation against ISIS in the framework of a political solution, while Moscow pushes for a map of non-European-backed militant groups
Body of pilot from downed Russian jet arrives in Turkey, as Ankara and Moscow make preparations for its return
Foreign ministers condemn Turkey for the recent downing of a Russian jet and Ankara’s support for terrorism
In light of the multiple wars in Syria, Vienna was a place for a new war that will end all the other wars, a “war of wills” that is happening around a table supervised by the UN, but in fact it is the table of the US-Russian negotiations.
The Syrian opposition finds itself today in front of a significant test: either to push for a unified effort and full coordination before entering into the political process, or face being placed on a list of terrorist organizations
Economic, cultural, military and political ties between Moscow and Damascus have reached new phase, Syrian FM tells Russian deputy PM
New report by Syrian monitoring group details the loss of female life since the outbreak of the Syrian uprising in 2011
S-400 missile defense system to be deployed in Syrian coastal base in response to downing of Russian jet on Tuesday, says Russia’s defense minister
Opposition representatives iron out kinks ahead of meetings in the Saudi capital, as sources report on the Assad regime’s reservations towards the results of the recent Vienna meetings
School in rebel-held Douma targeted by regime shelling, claim local activists
UNHCR and Syrian government officials discuss uniting efforts to ensure professionalism in providing aid to refugees
Opposition leader denounces Russian attacks on Syrian civilians, while calling on Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing to sever its alliance with the radical Islamist group
