Assad Exchanges Kidnapped Babies for Army Soldiers
Souad Khibiyeh for The Syrian Observer
June 17, 2014
The exchange deal for a family from Eastern Ghouta was exceptional
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
Photo emerges of people wearing shoes and women unveiled in the mosque
An airstrike on May 2, 2014 destroyed an entire ancient house and the wall of a church at Shinshrah archaeological site.
Why have some Syrian female opposition activists taken off the hijab?
When other Syrians want to flatter men from Deir al-Zor, they call them “brothers of Batta”, a reference to a local woman who resisted French occupation in the 1930s
An interview with Omar Dahi on the dramatic situation of Syrian refugees, whose numbers continue to increase and who feel abandoned by the world.
The number of recruits, especially from Egypt and Palestine, increased significantly following the threat of US air strikes on Syria in September 2013
Ceremony held at the Dar al-Baath auditorium in Damascus
Minority claims for asylum contradict their position towards Assad
Chechen jihadists have been fighting in Syria since 2012 with direct clerical guidance and indirect involvement by a number of intelligence agencies
Prior to the crisis, the small village had a population of less than 2000. Most of them left, but the number remained the same
Activists from Raqqa have initiated a campaign called “Raqqa is being silently slaughtered”
Mosib Salameh offers a clue to the workings of the Shabbiha community in the central city of Salamiyah
Syrian activists have accused the regime of dropping lethal explosive barrels on the most condensed residential areas in the northern countryside of Hama
