Confusion Reigns in Kfar Nabel’s School System
Sara, 15, sets out every morning for the Sharia Institute for Scientific Excellence in Kafr Nabel. At this school, run by the Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra, she takes classes in […]
Civil Society Monitor
Islamic State Dismantles Medical Services in Syrian Region
Yara al-Haj, an inpatient at a clinic in Turkey, is waiting anxiously for the results of an MRI scan she underwent a few days ago. The 16-year-old began having health […]
Factions Argue Over Future of Syrian City
Syrian opposition forces and jihadi groups are squabbling over who will take responsibility for running the city of Idlib, captured from the regime two months ago. The city was taken […]
Healing Childhood Trauma Through Play
A children’s centre in Idlib province is giving young people a much-needed respite from conflict as well as the chance to catch up on their interrupted education. At Sanafer Mazaya, […]
Getting Married Under Siege in Syria
Darayya continues to suffer under the crippling siege imposed by the Syrian regime. All basic essentials and humanitarian services are in short supply. Despite their suffering, though people continue to […]
In Idlib, Some Turn to Sharia Courts
Umm Mohammad is waiting anxiously to hear whether a Sharia court in the rebel-held town of Kafr Nabel will reverse a decision made by a Damascus court more than four […]
After Army’s Defeat, People Trickle Back to Idlib Towns
Families have begun returning to towns and villages in the southern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province since rebel forces seized the Wadi al-Dayf and Hamidiya army bases in December 2014. […]
Help Needed After Syria’s Harsh Winter
Humanitarian organisations are delivering urgent aid programmes to help needy Syrians affected by a particularly harsh winter. Aid convoys aimed at helping tens of thousands of people have been dispatched […]
Deir al-Zor Suffers Under Islamic State’s Harsh Rules on Aid
Silent and subdued, Um Qassem stands in a long queue in the city of Deir al-Zor waiting to receive a package of food aid. Um Qassem, who once stood strong […]
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 living on either side of the […]
Recent Comments