Mohammed al-Khatieb is a regular contributor Syria Deeply, based in Aleppo. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/mohammed-al-khatieb/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/06/24/ducking-barrel-bombs-in-aleppo-syrian-rebels-turn-to-tunneling https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/06/24/ducking-barrel-bombs-in-aleppo-syrian-rebels-turn-to-tunneling Above ground, rebels are exposed to Bashar al-Assad’s superior military power. But they say they are safe in tunnels and can travel through them freely, without fear of regime bombs and snipers. Human Rights Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/17/as-barrel-bombs-fall-aleppos-families-flee https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/17/as-barrel-bombs-fall-aleppos-families-flee ALEPPO – It has been three months since the Syrian government launched its offensive on this city’s opposition neighborhoods using barrels packed with explosives. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/30/geneva-ii-elicits-hopes-and-hopelessness-in-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/30/geneva-ii-elicits-hopes-and-hopelessness-in-aleppo ALEPPO – While negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition inch forward in Geneva, little has changed for civilians on the ground. ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/10/syrias-second-revolt-against-isis https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/10/syrias-second-revolt-against-isis ALEPPO — Since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011, activists have taken to Facebook to vote on a nickname for each weekly protest. Themes typically poked fun at the Assad regime, but now, the activists have a new enemy. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights War Economy Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/03/starvation-tactic-leads-to-truce-in-moadamiyeh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/03/starvation-tactic-leads-to-truce-in-moadamiyeh The small town of Moadamiyeh, located west of Damascus, has been under siege for almost a year. Human Rights Fri, 20 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/20/the-weather-a-measure-of-life-and-death https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/20/the-weather-a-measure-of-life-and-death ALEPPO — Wintery cold and record snowfall have threatened the lives of Syrians living in unheated homes in Aleppo. Civil Society Government & Pro-Government Forces Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/04/syrian-journalists-face-abduction-oppression-from-all-sides https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/04/syrian-journalists-face-abduction-oppression-from-all-sides ALEPPO — With the emergence of opposition-held districts and territories held by the Free Syrian Army, newly “liberated” zones became a shelter for media activists and journalists — a place where they could work freely, away from Syrian intelligence. Civil Society Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/26/an-aleppine-remembers-abdelqader-saleh-father-and-commander https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/26/an-aleppine-remembers-abdelqader-saleh-father-and-commander ALEPPO — It is nearly impossible to find a picture without him smiling in it. Now Abdelqader Saleh, Tawheed Brigade commander, is gone. Human Rights War Economy Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/19/polio-vaccine-stops-short-of-rebel-held-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/19/polio-vaccine-stops-short-of-rebel-held-aleppo ALEPPO — Doctors in the country warn that the current polio vaccine campaign, triggered by the discovery of cases in Aleppo province, is still not reaching children in opposition-controlled areas here. Human Rights War Economy Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/11/for-syrians-passports-are-solid-gold https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/11/for-syrians-passports-are-solid-gold ALEPPO—On the border between Syria and Turkey, dozens of Syrians wait for the right moment to cross through one of the illegal passageways. They navigate their way through rough terrain and hop through barbed wire, careful to move stealthily and avoid being caught. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mohammed al-Khatieb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/07/at-aleppos-central-prison-detainees-languish-in-shadows-of-a-fight https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/07/at-aleppos-central-prison-detainees-languish-in-shadows-of-a-fight As the Syrian regime watches the West debate a military strike, the detainees of Aleppo Central Prison languish in dark cells, unsure if and when they will see the light of day.