After Talk of Strikes Subsides, Life Returns to “Normal” and Political Differences Continue
By Raheel Ibrahim* (Jaramana, Syria) – Nour, 38, is preparing to travel from her neighbourhood of Jaramana, on the outskirts of Damascus, to her...
Syrian Media Address Potential Strike
By Raheel Ibrahim* (Damascus, Syria) – Television presenter Rasha Kassar introduced the 30th episode of Suria Tatahawar (Syria Discusses) on the official Syrian satellite...
Raqqa Military Council Aims to Boost FSA against Jihadist Elements
Abdel Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Tensions are running high in the city of Raqqa, where the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham, know...
Education in Aleppo University a Victim of War
By Lina al-Hakim* (Aleppo, Syria) – Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, many of Aleppo University’s students took to the streets with their...
Syrian Opposition Security Apparatus Cracks Down on Cannabis
Cannabis cultivation has spread in opposition-controlled villages surrounding the northern Syrian town of Salqeen. Hash produced in these villages is often smuggled into neighbouring...
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon from One War to the Next
By Mohammad Dahnoun (Beirut, Lebanon) – Syrians who have chosen or were forced to seek refuge in their country’s smaller neighbour, Lebanon, find themselves...
Forests Threatened in Kfar Nabel
By Hazzaa al-Adnan (Kfar Nabel, Syria) – “He who steals from a thief is as legitimate as he who inherits from his father,” said...
The Remaining Jews of Damascus Isolate Themselves from Syrian Crisis
By Raheel Ibrahim * (Damascus, Syria) – Sisters Firdaous and Sila live in a modest house with crumbling walls in the Amine neighbourhood...
A Syrian Story from Raqqa Narrated by Fatima Ibrahim’s Clay Sculptures
By Lava Selo (Raqqa, Syria) – Some days life seems normal in the city of Raqqa. The markets stay open until the late hours...
A Normal Working Day in a Syrian Field Hospital: Deciding Who Receives Oxygen and Who Dies
Abdul Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Marwan is a 30-year-old volunteer doctor in a field hospital in the city of Raqqa in northeast Syria....
Displaced from Latakia Countryside Speak of Their Suffering
Raheel Ibrahim* Editors’ Note: The names of some of the interviewees were changed to ensure their security. (Latakia, Syria) – In a school crammed...
An Alternative to Government Institutions: the General Committee for Civil Defence in Daraa
By Shumra Ali* Editors’ Note: All names have been changed. (Daraa, Syria) – Reports indicate that the Syrian opposition is advancing rapidly in Daraa,...
Candles Are Not for Romance in Maarat Al-Nu’man
By Hazzaa al-Adnan (Maarat Al-Nu’man, Syria)- Najeh al-Rahmoun, 51, lives with his wife and three children in a three-bedroom house in this opposition-held city....
What to Expect in Detention
Note from the editorial team: The writer of the following story shared his experience being arrested in 2012 with the Damascus Bureau. “Where are...
Will the National Coalition of Revolutionary Forces in Eastern Ghouta Be Able to Unite the Revolutionary Forces?
By Razan Zeitouneh Note: This report is the third in a series dedicated to the institutions set up by the opposition in the areas...
Aleppo Countryside Residents Suffer Price Hikes and Lack of Oversight
By Ayman Mohammad (Jarablos and Manbij, Syria) – The Syrian Lira has deprecated against the US dollar, bringing the exchange rate on the black...
