Refugees Concerned at New Turkish Residence Rules
Omar Yusuf (Gaziantep – Syria) Tighter border restrictions affecting Syrians crossing in and out of Turkey are making life difficult for those who have fled...
Families Mourn in Kfar Nabel’s Graveyards
The city’s cemeteries have become a meeting place to remember and talk about those who have died in the conflict. Mustapha al-Jalal (Kfar Nabel...
New Scheme to Reclaim Land on Mount Hass
Local council and town elders in effort to reorganise housing after huge displacement. Ahmad al-Akla (The southern Idlib suburbs – Syria) Following the scramble...
Islamic State Revise School Curriculum and Adopt Single-Sex Classes
Schools in Deir al-Zor ordered to teach the Koran while new syllabus is prepared. (Deir al-Zor, Syria) – As schools have reopened in Islamic...
Syrians Welcome Efforts to Protect Children in Conflict
A new initiative is helping to support children’s development amid brutal civil war. Vyan Mohammad (Qamishli – Syria) As Syria’s children continue to endure...
Syrian Refugees Forced to Share Housing in Turkey
Across the border in Turkey, increasing demand and local resentment are making accommodation hard to find.
Syrian Assyrians Want More Than an Apology
Opposition leader’s response seen as a first step to strengthen the Assyrian role in the Syrian opposition. Akad Abdel Ahad (Al-Hasaka, Syria) Members of...
“Eye on Syria” Mural in Damascus
(Damascus, Syria) Artists and photographers from various Arab countries have come together to produce “Eye on Syria,” a mural in Khan As’ad Basha in...
Local Council to Make Canal Flow Again
Farmers in the village of Al-Khareeta are set to profit from new project, while some see further benefits too. Ahmad al-Bouleily (Deir al-Zor –...
Opposition Warning Network Predicts Attacks
Citizens in Syria’s northwest use radio communication to advise fighters and civilians of government offensives. Omar al-Hussein (Kafr Nabel – Syria) “Al-Qusayr to Kafr...
Syria: No word on four abducted activists
A year on, no information on Douma Four JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and...
Parents’ Dilemma as Idlib Schools Targeted
Shelling by regime forces puts pupils at risk but there’s a reluctance to delay children’s education any longer. Ahmad al-Akla (Idlib Suburbs,...
Busking in Gaziantep
Ahmad, a refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, plays the flute in the streets of the Turkish city in an effort to make...
Fallen Regime Soldiers Spark Funerals Debate
Opinion is split on whether those who remain loyal to the government in opposition-held town should be granted funeral rites. Abdallah Klido (Kafr Nabel...
Making Ends Meet in Kafr Nabel
Since people lost their jobs in areas under opposition control many have sought to forge a living and end the town’s dependence on...
A Bitter Winter Ahead in Syria
Rising fuel prices have crippled public transport as people prepare to keep warm over the coming months. Queues of commuters line Damascus’ streets and...
