Surgery Under Fire
I live in Aleppo, in an area under regime control where it is hard to move around and working for the revolution. People say...
Fleeing My Homeland
It used to be that every time I rode the bus, I would daydream and drift off, focusing on anything but the streets of...
Death From Above in Aleppo
We had come to Tariq al-Bab, Aleppo, to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2013 at a children’s festival organised by the Democratic Forum. I come...
Detained in Aleppo
Dr Salem Abu al-Nasr was released from prison on January 25 almost three weeks after he was kidnapped by masked gunmen at his dental...
Education Suffers on Both Sides of Divided Aleppo
War has cast its dark shadow over the education system in Aleppo for more than three years now. Learning has become difficult for children...
Kobani Victory Celebrated in Aleppo
Syrian Kurdish forces in Aleppo have celebrated the defeat of Islamic State (IS) in Kobani. Kurdish forces regained control of Kobani on January 26....
“A Trip Through Aleppo’s Crossing of Death”
“Attention!” the soldier calls to the rest of his unit, positioned behind their rifles and barricades. “Attention! Hold sniper fire, civilians crossing” At a...
