‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill…
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a…
First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
Amineh Abou Kerech’s poem “Lament for Syria” won the United Kingdom’s Betjeman Poetry Prize in 2017 and in February this…
A decade of war in Syria killed over 388,000: Monitor
The overall death toll for Syria’s civil war has reached 388,652 since it began a decade ago this month, a…
Germany grapples with its identity crisis on Syria
As the 10th anniversary of the Syrian revolution approaches, Germany’s relationship with the war-torn nation remains historic — and complex.…
Syrian refugees in Lebanon reflect on 10 years of war
A Syrian man who’s lived with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp for ten years has spoken of the…
Oil refinery attacks raise fears of ‘grave escalation’
Attacks on rural Aleppo that caused severe damage to oil facilities have been described as “state terrorism” by the Syrian…
UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children
Syria’s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded almost 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could…
At UN, Guterres marks 10 years of Syrian war
The Syrian conflict, which marks 10 years later this month, has resulted in the largest displacement crisis since World War…
Syria: 18 people killed in mine blasts
At least 18 people were killed and three others injured on Sunday in mine explosions in west-central Syria. Two mines…