Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which…
“I looked around, trying to figure out where the sound originated from, and realized it had come from my neighborhood. I ran back home, all thoughts of sorrow were replaced by fears for my family” When…
Damascus (AFP) – Syria said Thursday it would begin requiring visas from Turks entering the country, reversing a six-year agreement with Ankara that allowed visa-free entry to citizens of both countries, after a similar move by…
Anti-ISIS forces target city with seven air strikes resulting in the death and injury of a number of civilians, claim activists The US-led international coalition forces targeted the city of Minbij in the eastern countryside of…
The conference that hosted representatives of the Syrian opposition in Riyadh on Dec. 9-10 was an important milestone both for the opposition and the international community. Key lessons can be drawn from this meeting: The conference…
Syrian activist and journalist Rami Jarrah appeared on a live stream on Friday to answer questions about daily life and the political situation in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Campaign live-streamed Jarrah, who lives outside Syria but traveled to…
Despite fleeing far from airstrikes and gunfire, many Syrian refugee children find they can’t get away from the effects of the war. A group of therapists and volunteers in Turkey are working to help traumatized youngsters…
Based on bloodlines dating back centuries, tribal networks in Syria have long been influential on the ground, but their role in the civil war is often overlooked. Syria Deeply spoke with an expert on the issue…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which…
[00:00] Durant toute l’histoire de la guerre en Irak, qui est le type qui a financé, dirigé, noyauté, parrainé les djihadistes qui sont entrée en Irak – bien davantage que n’importe qui d’autre dans tout le…
‘The winner of this war will not be the party that has the newest, the most expensive or the most sophisticated weaponry, but the party that manages to win over people’ A French journalist who was…
A Syrian refugee living in Berlin has taken to cooking big pots of food every Saturday and sharing them with the homeless. Alex Assali has been serving up dishes to the city’s needy since August, building stands in different spots around…
The BBC has named Syrian girl Muzzon al-Mellehan, also known as the “Malala of Syria”, in its 2015 list of the 100 most inspiring women around the world. Muzzon, a 16-year-old refugee and education activist living…
A new report is warning the world not to focus too much on the Islamic State (IS), noting that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been bombing hospitals and civilian targets, a situation made…
Every day, we review and analyze the latest news and most important developments in the Syrian civil war and organize them into a curated summary for both general readers and experts. This overview is your quickest…
“Women have the most critical role in rebuilding Syria and raising the next generation of Syrians,” said Raed Fares, a community leader in Idlib whose plethora of projects aim to strengthen Syrian civil society through a…
In Syria I learned that Islamic State longs to provoke retaliation. We should not fall into the trap Isis fighters parading in Raqqa. ‘Everything convinces them that an apocalyptic process will lead to a confrontation between…
Three-day festival at Art Gallery of Ontario aims to raise awareness about agony and hardships faced by millions of people caught up in Syrian crisis. Lives torn apart by war. A surgeon’s heroic efforts to help…
More than 100,000 Syrians have left their homes in Aleppo Province over the last month, but they haven’t joined the masses heading to Europe. Most have found shelter in tents and unfinished buildings nearby, but as…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which…
Zaina Erhaim has taken the road less traveled. In London pursuing her M.A. when the revolution in Syria began, she chose to go against the stream of refugees fleeing the violence and return to use her…
Ilya Budraitskis: It has been several days since the start of the Russian military operation in Syria and the goals and strategy of this operation are still unclear. The explanation coming from Russian officials is unclear.…
First survey shows Syrians are fleeing from Assad, not Isis. Nearly all want to go home. The results are crystal clear. Syrian refugees don’t want to stay in Europe. But unless politicians start listening to why they’re…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics, which…