When Eastern Ghouta was liberated, we were overjoyed, yet not a day went by without us worrying. The regime retaliated for the loss of...
Carrying money through the Mleha checkpoint was almost impossible, but I had 1,000 US dollars in aid money that I needed to deliver to...
Basic training in emergency care is particularly important in rebel-held areas of Aleppo as qualified medics are few and far between. Female pupils at...
Samah Imam’s family stood riveted in front of the television, watching a news report about Kurdish forces retaking territory from Islamic State militants in...
Photoblog: A Physiotherapy Centre with Modest Equipment in Deir El-Zor
Sleiman al-Hayess is a physiotherapist who defected from the Syrian Army and returned to his native city of Deir El-Zor a year ago. He has rehabilitated an abandoned physiotherapy centre […]
Dr Salem Abu al-Nasr was released from prison on January 25 almost three weeks after he was kidnapped by...
Assad’s Election Gets Short Shrift in...
Opposition authorities and residents of the town shun presidential ballot. Issam Abdel Hamid (Salqeen, Syria) – Unlike regime-controlled parts...
Opinions from Opposition-Controlled Town: No to...
(Salqeen, Syria) — After the Geneva 2 talks, Damascus Bureau took to the streets of opposition-controlled Salqeen in Idlib...
Private Generators Provide Temporary Solution to...
The constant power cuts in the towns and cities of Idlib have pushed the citizens toward finding alternative sources...
Snowstorm Freezes Life in Idlib Province
Severe weather brings extra hardship for citizens suffering effects of conflict (Salqeen, Syria) - Snow was once a cause...
Two men brought together by their passion for football have taken opposing sides in the armed conflict. ...
Since the civil war started in 2011, thousands have tried to make the punishing journey but only a few...
Prison is a humiliating place. It cuts a person’s life short. Every single night, I dreamed that my son...
Sara, 15, sets out every morning for the Sharia Institute for Scientific Excellence in Kafr Nabel. At this school,...