The Damascus Bureau

Real news and stories from Syria

“It’s simply an announcement of certain death.”

By Razan Zeitouneh It is not easy to talk to an activist from Homs about his city; as you are talking, you find yourself alternating between laughter and tears without even realising it. What could one possibly ask about a city that has lost more than 1,200 martyrs since the start of the revolution? Despite [...]

The Kurdish Role in the Syrian Revolution

Ethnic minority increasingly entering into protest movement The Syrian popular revolution, right from its beginning, encompassed all segments of Syrian society. The country’s Kurdish community, the second largest and a key national component, was part of the protests that started in Dara’a on March 15, 2011 and spread to other Syrian cities, reaching Kurdish-dominated northeastern [...]

Syrian Conflict Played Out in Song

By Maryam Hasan Syria’s ruler Bashar al-Assad and the nation over which he rules are literally polls apart. Syrians love peace and co-existence while Bashar chooses tanks and fighter jets. The people seek dignity and prosperity, their president prefers fear and poverty. The nation longs for the occupied Golan Heights, the Assads love the status [...]

Through my eyes: From Douma to Damascus

A video by the Arab production company Kharabeesh (Arabic for Scribbles) making fun of the Syrian Parliament’s performance during Assad’s speech Activist tells of Friday protest which galvanized 100,000 demonstrators A month after the Syrian revolution began, there were still doubts about people’s desire to demonstrate again the following Friday. Those doubts didn’t come out [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 16, 2011

Saturday marked another tragic day in the history of the Syrian Revolution as a child protester in Homs was killed by bullets of security officers, and the whole scene was captured on camera. He was one of two confirmed fatalities from Homs. Security crackdown was also reported in Rastan, where a status of hafiz Al-Assad [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 15, 2011

An Almost Bloodless Friday Despite the fact that this Friday witnessed the largest turn-out of protesters since the beginning of the Revolution, it was a comparatively peaceful day compared to the previous events. One confirmed fatality in Lattakia and several reported casualties in Homs, Jobar and Barzeh are the toll of this Friday. Chants of [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 14, 2011

The Thursday Regime! Assad announces new government: most ministers keep job, new ministers are old corrupt officials now rewarded for loyalty. The “new” government appointed by President Bashar al-Assad is considered by many analysts as more of the old same. Some lower ranking officials were promoted to ministers, and none of them has been noticed [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 9, 2011

As exact figures of the dead and wounded from Friday’s upheaval are still being worked out, more casualties are reported on Saturday as violent security-led crackdown continues to unfold throughout Syria. Today was a day of mourning and burying some of the dead whose bodies could be located and identified. But it was also a [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, March 26, 2011

From Social Media Networks Lattakia Video shows shooting in Lattakia. Video of protesters killed in Lattakia. Video shows attacks in Lattakia. Video of big demonstrations in Lattakia.

The List: Who has been arrested where in Syria in March 2011?

Day by day Syrian security forces arrest protesters, human rights activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens expressing their opinion. Human Rights Organizations struggle to keep track of all the arrests - but have managed to compile a rather comprehensive - yet not complete - list of arrests made over the the past month. The information provided [...]

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