The government was not interested in Raqqa before, it was a sleepy place, even though the region has oil and was the breadbasket of Syria.” Mohamad Noor Al Zaib, co-chair of Raqqa Civil Council, is …
Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria
There is something particularly terrifying about chemical weapons over other tools of death and destruction. The deaths being particularly gruesome as the basic functions of life shut down at the …
Two great books on weapons of mass instruction in Syria
Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, a look at two books on the legacy of a secret library in a town near Damascus.
US will not recognise Syria presidency vote without UN supervision
Acting deputy ambassador to UN says ongoing peace process has been hindered by President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘refusal to engage in good faith’ …
Challenges facing Turkey’s Syrian businesses
Turkey’s Syrian businesses, which are key to better integrating the largest number of Syrian refugees anywhere—3.6 million—face a trifecta of challenges. Turkey’s 2018 economic crisis has been …
Rockets from Syria land in Turkey’s Kilis province
The Turkish National Defense Ministry said Thursday that rockets fired from Syria landed in the province of Kilis, but ultimately resulted in no injuries or damage.
US won’t recognize Syria presidency vote unless UN involved
The United States is warning Syrian President Bashar Assad that the Biden administration will not recognize the result of its upcoming presidential election unless the voting is free, fair, supervised …
US won’t recognize Syria presidency vote unless UN involved
The United States is warning Syrian President Bashar Assad that the Biden administration will not recognize the result of its upcoming presidential election unless the voting is free, fair, supervised …
Exiled Syrian who helped light fuse of uprising mourns the terrible cost
When Syrian teenager Basheer Abazed was arrested a decade ago for scrawling anti-government graffiti on his school wall, he never imagined an uprising would flare that would devastate his country. Now …
Exiled Syrian who helped light fuse of uprising mourns the terrible cost
When Syrian teenager Basheer Abazed was arrested a decade ago for scrawling anti-government graffiti on his school wall, he never imagined an uprising would flare that would devastate his country. Now …