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Why Rebels and Islamists Are Pitted Against Each Other in Aleppo Province’s Manbij

OUTSKIRTS OF MANBIJ, ALEPPO PROVINCE – Arresting the suspected leader of an armed criminal gang is dangerous in the best of times. In today’s Syria, it’s probably deadly. A Manbij-based crime syndicate allegedly run by a man known as Abu Hashish has been robbing travelers in northeastern Aleppo province for months, striking as far as Salamiyeh in Hama and Ayn al-Arab near Raqqa from its base in Manbij, said Abu Ahmad, a fighter with Manbij’s Golan battalion.over 7 years ago

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The Interview: My First Flight

Omar, a carpenter from Tal Rifaat in Aleppo province, was arrested near his town and transported to the feared Air Force Intelligence headquarters in Aleppo by a military helicopter. Syria Deeply’s senior editor Mohammed Sergie (@msergie) spoke to Omar about his experience.over 7 years ago

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The Social Media Buzz: ‘Is Our Regime Seriously Importing Che Matches?’

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Arab League Seat, Battle of the Easter Eggs

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Cleric’s Death Unites Many Syrians in Condemnation

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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The Interview: An Unarmed Activist Who’s Challenging Aleppo’s Rebels

As two years of conflict have spread chaos over Syria’s largest city, bands of armed fighters here in Aleppo have been routinely linked to widespread looting and extortion in the territory under their control. To mute any public complaints, rebel groups routinely detain and beat up those who publicize their crimes.over 7 years ago

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Why They Cross Aleppo’s ‘River of Death’

ALEPPO – For decades this city’s Qweik River was nothing more than a malodorous stream, its current depleted by Turkish dams. But the river has taken new meaning in the war that divided Aleppo, demarcating regime and rebel held territories and serving as a dumping ground for corpses.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: A Fatwa to Defend Assad

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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A Family’s Pain and Stoicism: Civilians in Maaret Al-Numan

AL BARA, Idlib Province – As Syria’s neighboring countries grapple with a million refugees who fled from violence, a far greater number of internally displaced Syrians have moved away from the front lines to await the conflict’s conclusion. Life is anything but easy.over 7 years ago

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In Kafranbel, Witty Slogans and Encroaching Islamists

KAFRANBEL, Idlib Province—For almost two years, Kafranbel, a small town in Idlib, has enthralled Syrians with its witty banners and cartoons, delivering a message of peaceful defiance that made it an icon of the revolution. But today its residents are split: on one side, ardent supporters of a democratic Syria, on the other, those who seek an Islamic state led by extremists such as Jabhat Al Nusra.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Where They Shoot the Messenger

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Scuds and Suicide Bombings, in Another Deadly Week

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The Interview: A Botched Mass Defection

Aleppo—First Lieutenant Adnan Barazi, 27, was stationed with Special Forces at Jabal al Sheikh along the Israeli border before the Syrian revolution, defending the frontlines against Syria’s main enemy. A Kurd who grew up in Homs, he was transferred to Jabal al Zawya in Idlib in October 2011 to aid in the crackdown on opponents of the Assad regime.over 7 years ago

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For Civilian Leaders, Governing Aleppo is a Tall Order

Aleppo—It was supposed to be the “mother of all battles” as the regime dubbed it in July, the city where the regime or the revolution would be crushed. But six months after rebels breached Aleppo the fight rages on, leaving civilians struggling to survive.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Valentine’s Day Comes to Syria

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Facebook Diplomacy and Terrorist Chants in Binnish

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Massacres, Finger Pointing, and Russian Backlash

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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While Fighting Rages, Syria’s Clerics on the Sidelines

Iskenderun, Turkey–As opponents of the Assad regime scramble from one foreign capital to another, trying to secure funding for weapons and aid to help Syrians in need, some prominent religious leaders are sitting on the sidelines, quietly organizing themselves to provide spiritual guidance after the bloodshed ends.over 7 years ago

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Social Media Buzz: Women’s Brigade Behind Assad, Patrols Syrian Streets

Millions of Syrians are using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype to disseminate and discuss the conflict. Each week Syria Deeply monitors the online conversation in English and Arabic, pulling out the highlights in a feature called the Social Media Buzz.over 7 years ago

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Kurds Caught Between Islamists and the PKK

Azaz, Syria—The Turkey-based Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), and its Syrian political wing, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), have stumbled into a precarious situation. They are now administering a string of towns and cities along the Turkish border after the Syrian army handed the PKK control of the territory last summer.over 7 years ago

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Why Rebels and Islamists Are Pitted Against Each Other in Aleppo Province’s Manbij

The Interview: My First Flight

The Social Media Buzz: ‘Is Our Regime Seriously Importing Che Matches?’

Social Media Buzz: Arab League Seat, Battle of the Easter Eggs

Social Media Buzz: Cleric’s Death Unites Many Syrians in Condemnation

The Interview: An Unarmed Activist Who’s Challenging Aleppo’s Rebels

Why They Cross Aleppo’s ‘River of Death’

Social Media Buzz: A Fatwa to Defend Assad

A Family’s Pain and Stoicism: Civilians in Maaret Al-Numan

In Kafranbel, Witty Slogans and Encroaching Islamists

Social Media Buzz: Where They Shoot the Messenger

Social Media Buzz: Scuds and Suicide Bombings, in Another Deadly Week

The Interview: A Botched Mass Defection

For Civilian Leaders, Governing Aleppo is a Tall Order

Social Media Buzz: Valentine’s Day Comes to Syria

Social Media Buzz: Facebook Diplomacy and Terrorist Chants in Binnish

Social Media Buzz: Massacres, Finger Pointing, and Russian Backlash

While Fighting Rages, Syria’s Clerics on the Sidelines

Social Media Buzz: Women’s Brigade Behind Assad, Patrols Syrian Streets

Kurds Caught Between Islamists and the PKK

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Why Rebels and Islamists Are Pitted Against Each Other in Aleppo Province’s Manbij

The Interview: My First Flight

The Social Media Buzz: ‘Is Our Regime Seriously Importing Che Matches?’

Social Media Buzz: Arab League Seat, Battle of the Easter Eggs

Social Media Buzz: Cleric’s Death Unites Many Syrians in Condemnation

The Interview: An Unarmed Activist Who’s Challenging Aleppo’s Rebels

Why They Cross Aleppo’s ‘River of Death’

Social Media Buzz: A Fatwa to Defend Assad

A Family’s Pain and Stoicism: Civilians in Maaret Al-Numan

In Kafranbel, Witty Slogans and Encroaching Islamists

Social Media Buzz: Where They Shoot the Messenger

Social Media Buzz: Scuds and Suicide Bombings, in Another Deadly Week

The Interview: A Botched Mass Defection

For Civilian Leaders, Governing Aleppo is a Tall Order

Social Media Buzz: Valentine’s Day Comes to Syria

Social Media Buzz: Facebook Diplomacy and Terrorist Chants in Binnish

Social Media Buzz: Massacres, Finger Pointing, and Russian Backlash

While Fighting Rages, Syria’s Clerics on the Sidelines

Social Media Buzz: Women’s Brigade Behind Assad, Patrols Syrian Streets

Kurds Caught Between Islamists and the PKK

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