Updated 17.15: The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied "any connection or involvement" with two deadly bombings in Syria's second largest city Aleppo....
Friday, February 10, 2012
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The balance of power on the ground in Syria has not decisively shifted, whether in favor of the regime or the armed opposition. A stalemate prevails...
Friday, March 15, 2013
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Anas Zarzar, Basel Dayoub
Damascus and Aleppo – There is a daily traffic jam at noon outside the Damascus National Museum. The building and its nine main exhibition halls are...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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The bodies of dozens of men, many of them with their hands bound behind their backs, were found on the muddy banks of a small river Tuesday in the...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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The Syrian opposition groups that have taken control of Aleppo’s countryside are deploying a religious police force to enforce new laws, such as...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Anas Zarzar, Wissam Kanaan
Damascus – The walls of Maamoun Abdul-Karim’s office behind the National Museum in Damascus are covered with photographs of artifacts and sites...
Monday, October 29, 2012
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Two months have passed since thousands of armed opposition fighters entered Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo, declaring yet another zero hour in...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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The mounting violence in Aleppo – and also in rural areas around Damascus, Homs and Hama – reaffirms that military operations remain the only option...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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In the gardens of the National Museum in Damascus, a number of activists gather on a regular basis. They discuss their concerns and try to think of...
Saturday, October 6, 2012
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