Nada sat her exams in June in Kansafra, one of 34 towns in the Jabal al-Zawiya area, home to around 100,000 residents and under the armed opposition’s control for the last year-and-a-half
The fighters responded to a call from PKK which is outlawed in Turkey and has branches in Iran, Iraq and Syria
Poverty forces fathers to sell their daughters to pay the rent for a hut to house the rest of the family members
Although attention was first focused on the role of a plan for a Qatari pipeline to Europe through Syria in Doha’s efforts to topple the regime there, other parties tried to take advantage of the war in Syria to present themselves as a future alternative
The militant group’s capture of Mosul two weeks ago proves that Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi and his lieutenants can think strategically
Brahimi said he believes Assad never thought of stepping down or making any concessions
Faraj al-Awar writes on Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian affair
This is the outcome of the West’s bon-pour-l’Orient approach to politics in the region, dividing political power between ethnic and/or religious groups
The battle in Iraq could stretch the forces fighting the militants in Syria
This year, it seems Syrians will not be able to watch World Cup matches from their homes. Some may even say that tensions between Damascus and Doha have spilled over to sports, with Qatar’s beIN SPORTS holding the exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the region
A jihadi source linked to the organization explained: “The journey of jihad taught us not to easily trust people outside our denomination, no matter how much they claim to support the jihad
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
Syrians regularly experience unfair treatment at the workplace. Besides receiving lower wages, Syrians are expected to work longer hours
The attack is believed to be the first committed by jihadi fighters who had returned from Syria
The persistence of the conflict and the ever growing number of urban refugees is creating a set of tough challenges for Turkey
Girl says that she was the victim of a gang who used her to collect donations due to her skin disease
Jaafari said outgoing U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi made many mistakes
Sources say Damascus and its allies suggested the European Union’s High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana
An interview with Omar Dahi on the dramatic situation of Syrian refugees, whose numbers continue to increase and who feel abandoned by the world.
Surrounded by war or forced into exile, Syrians are turning to forgers to secure essential identification documents
