Aid Workers Forced to Leave Syria
Due to the grave concerns about ISIS, international aid workers have recently exited the Turkish-Syrian border. … [Read more...]
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Artists Flee Syria
The mountains of Lebanon have become an oasis for Syrian artists fleeing their country’s violence. … [Read more...]
Women Are Sole Providers For Many Syrian Refugee Families
According to a recent UN report, one-quarter of Syrian refugee family providers are women who struggle to provide food and shelter, and often face harassment. … [Read more...]
Syrian Hospitals Offer Grim Prognosis
According to Physicians for Human Rights, Syrian hospitals have been deliberately targeted by President Assad’s forces in aerial bombardments. Due to a lack of proper medical facilities, many Syrians … [Read more...]
The Iranian General No One’s Ever Heard Of… Yet
The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins takes a look at Quds Force Commander, Iranian General Qassem Suleimani who is described by a CIA officer as "the man no one's ever heard of." In June 2013 update, … [Read more...]
Syrian Refugees Find Safe Haven in Gaza Strip
Syrian refugees are finding safe haven in various countries of the Middle East including, surprisingly, the Gaza strip where 1,500 exiles currently live. … [Read more...]
Homs, Syria: Fighting Ends, But The War Goes On
Now that government forces have taken control of Homs, Syria's third largest city, its citizens are trying to resume life as normal, though they know the civil war isn't over yet. … [Read more...]
Midwives Role in Syrian War
In war-torn places like Syria, "conflict midwives" play a crucial role to women’s health and their babies survival. … [Read more...]
Family Escape Syria, Seek Asylum in Europe
Arriving from war-torn Syria, the BBC follows one couple (in this case, a Muslim woman married to a Christian man) who have arrived with their family on the Italian island of Lampedusa, seeking asylum … [Read more...]
Rebel By Day, Family Man By Night
One moment he's enjoying domestic life with his wife and children in Jordan, the next he "commutes to work" in nearby Syria. His job? Syrian rebel leader in the country's civil war. … [Read more...]