Kidnapping Alawite Women And Children: A Lost Moral Battle
Hanady Zahlout, All4Syria
August 18, 2014
Islamists have held 96 women and children for nearly a year with no result
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Islamists have held 96 women and children for nearly a year with no result
The Islamic Front fighters had stormed Adra last year and kidnapped thousands of officers with their families
The decision could raise questions about U.S. recognition of the opposition
The armed groups stole the family’s property, including a tractor and water tank, cows and sheep.
A series of bizarre laws have been imposed on residents in areas under ISIS control
Bashar al-Assad was sworn on Wednesday before the members of the People’s Assembly. Below is the full text of the speech as translated by SANA
Local activists denounced the removal of a cross from a church and carried it back inside
The tale never ends with rape; it continues with society’s punishment, which is rarely more merciful than the violent crime itself, as if the woman had a say in what had befallen her
Terrorists also assassinate members of National Reconciliation Committees near Damascus
Government forces took control over Sheikh Najjar Industrial Zone last week
Poverty forces fathers to sell their daughters to pay the rent for a hut to house the rest of the family members
Writers, journalists, academics, artists and intellectuals warn of the depth of the gap which these religious and political movements drive our societies and peoples to
Refugee families often prefer to have their children work because they need the income
The exchange deal for a family from Eastern Ghouta was exceptional
What happened was that the boat hit a floating tree branch as it was spinning and was punctured. We were all fighting against the river water to survive
A facebook page offering Syrian refugee women for marriage has returned online after it was blocked due to complaints
Mohammad al-Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on how “connected” the opposition-controlled areas are
Voting took place as shells rained down within earshot of polling stations
The votes will not represent the real view of the people
In a tit-for-tat move, a Syrian state television said authorities would expel Jordan’s charges d’affaires to Damascus
