Experts explain how the removal of opposition forces from Zabadani clears the way to establish an opposition free zone that extends along the Lebanese Syrian border
“Many observers believe that the shifts we are now witnessing will not be like what preceded them, and we may see a significant result if the ongoing negotiations between the active regional and international players goes well”
Foreign ministers meet in Oman’s capital to discuss ending joint efforts to end the Syrian crisis
Prisoners released by regime in exchange for the bodies of Iranian and Syrian officers
More than 90 percent of “broad and individual” attacks have deliberately targeted civilians, says human rights group
Monitoring group says Syrian army jets targeted civilians in the two provinces, killing dozens
Islamist rebels free six men and one woman from regime prison in swap deal, activists say
Elderly woman burned to death by pro-regime forces in country’s western region
Death toll reaches 58 as Muslims celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, says monitoring group
Activists report more than a dozen dead as regime targets northern city with barrel bombs and missiles
Video released online by ISIS appears to show young boys executing Syrian soldiers in the city’s ancient Roman ruins
Shelling continues in the countryside of Damascus as marketplace death toll expected to rise, activists claim
Like most other Syrian camps in Lebanon, the camp was built quickly with no attention paid to general safety measures
Syrian PM meets with Iraqi water minister, stressing countries’ right to access Euphrates River running through Turkey
Fighting in the area has prompted thousands of civilians to flee over the nearby Turkish border, with some waiting up to 10 days to be approved entry
Library will act as an Arabic education center with the aim to provide a number of educational and artistic workshops, lectures and seminars
Going out into the streets of Raqqa was something of an adventure for all women living in the city. For Hayat it was a real gamble – but she had no choice
President Assad likens Turkey’s policies on Syria to the Ottoman massacre of Armenians
French historian Nadine Meouchy argues that in the last century minorities in Syria failed to participate in national building efforts and that they must choose democracy over dictatorship if they want to avoid becoming “the gravediggers of their own destiny.”
I encouraged my son to take part in the revolution. I wanted him to experience this moment of liberation, and to rebel against everything that had been imposed on us under Hafez al-Assad
