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Ain Issa: A Community Besieged
Syria Deeply spoke to locals from Ain Issa as fighting between ISIS and Kurdish forces continues.
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Sufi Shrines Under Attack by Hardline Groups in Syria
Syria Deeply examines the ongoing attacks on Sufi shrines by armed groups in Syria.
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Syrians Worry Palmyra’s History will be Erased
Syria Deeply spoke to locals in Palmyra about what it means to them as ISIS tightens its grip on the historic city.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 30
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Challenging Stereotypes with Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey
Dick Simon responds to the question he was asked by Syrian refugee children in Turkey – “Why does everyone hate Syrians?”.
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Syrians Desperate for Healthcare as Assad Regime Barrel Bombs Hospitals
Syria Deeply spoke to locals about the Assad regime’s attacks on medical facilities across the country.
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Syrians Change Their Appearance to Avoid Arrest at Checkpoints
Many Syrians have had to alter their attire to avoid persecution by the regime and rebel groups alike.
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Kurdish Fighters Accused of ‘Criminal Acts’ as Syrians Return to Tal Abyad
Syria Deeply spoke to Syrians about returning to Tal Abyad after Kurdish fighters evicted ISIS.
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Golan Druze Angry and Fearful as Israel Weighs Syria ‘Safe Zone’ for Refugees
Syrian Druze in the occupied Golan Heights view Israel’s Syria strategy with anger and caution, locals tell Syria Deeply.
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UNRWA – Palestinians in Yarmouk Enduring ‘Beyond Inhumane’ Conditions
Syria Deeply spoke with Chris Gunness, the spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), about the ongoing struggle of Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk refugee camp and elsewhere in Syria.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 29
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Syrian Refugees Worry for Future Following Turkish Elections
Syria Deeply spoke with Syrian refugees in Turkey about their concerns following that country’s recent parliamentary elections.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 28
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Syrian Christians Fearful as Battle for Daraa Continues
As the conflict between Assad’s military and Syrian opposition forces escalates in Daraa, religious minorities fear persecution from both sides.
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Profile: A Syrian Regime Militiaman Who ‘Didn’t Choose to Fight’
Syria Deeply spoke to Muhammad, a 25-year-old who joined the National Defense Forces after unsuccessfully trying to flee the country.
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A Fresh Look at Long-term Solutions for Syria’s Refugee Children in Turkey
A chronicle of one organization’s determination to bring hope and healing to Syrian refugees through innovative education.
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Syrians Facing ‘Multiple Displacements’ as Humanitarian Crises Multiply, Says ICRC President
The ICRC’s Peter Maurer spoke to Syria Deeply about the urgent need for a political solution to end the humanitarian catastrophes plaguing Syrians.
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Syrians on the Turkish Borders Fleeing Battles Between Kurdish Forces and ISIS
“Many Syrians have been stuck at the borders for almost two weeks now and are suffering due to the scarcity of food and water.”.
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Jan Egeland: It’s Time to Change the Narrative for Syria’s Refugees
Jan Egeland tells Syria Deeply that a real opportunity and obligation exists to pull together at an international level to change Syria’s story.
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Syrian Women Shed Their Burqas as They Flee ISIS-Held Areas
Syria Deeply talked to two women who fled ISIS-controlled areas of Syria to find out what wearing a burqa meant to them – and why they are happy to leave it behind.
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Syrian Refugees Priced Out of Camps, Turned Away at Border
With few other options, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are forced to live as second-class citizens with ever-greater restrictions on their daily lives.
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Defying the Blockade to Help Ghouta’s Children
“Most children under five years of age who were born in the besieged areas of Syria have never encountered some of the most basic things in life.”.
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‘Syria Won’t Recover for Decades’ – An Expert’s View on The Cost of War on The Country
“The scale of the economic destruction in Syria is reminiscent of some nations after second world war”, a leading expert tells Syria Deeply.
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Making the Impossible Possible – Syrians Refugee Teens Building Their own Futures
A chronicle of one organization’s determination to bring hope and healing to Syrian refugees through innovative education.
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Syrian Universities: A Lost Generation
Humans of Syria highlights stories from a generation of Syrian youth who have had to abandon their dreams of higher education.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 27
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Catching Dreams and Building Hope in Syria’s Schools
A chronicle of one organization’s determination to bring hope and healing to Syrian refugees through innovative education.
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Desperate Syrians Revive Old-Style Kerosene Stoves
Syrian families use primus stoves as an alternative source of power.
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Syrian Children Bloom in Reyhanli
A chronicle of one organization’s determination to bring hope and healing to Syrian refugees through innovative education.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Becoming an Ever More Prominent Part of the Rebellion
The so-called Islamic State may be getting most of the headlines. But there’s another rebel group on the move in Syria, one that works with the US-backed Free Syrian Army, that is also cause for concern.
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European Countries Complicit in Letting Syrian Refugees Drown at Sea: Expert Says
‘Syrians are using smugglers because they don’t have any other avenues to cross the Mediterranean,” Dawn Chatty tells Syria Deeply.
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Syrian Women Wait for a New Life in Europe
“We realized that running away from death in Syria could be more dangerous than staying and facing it. ” a Syrian woman tell us.
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Latakia Residents Gird for the Battle Ahead
“Many young Syrians have left the country, and the military is in need of men to fight, so the checkpoints try to catch those who dodge their mandatory military service,” a resident of Latakia tells Syria Deeply.
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My Syrian Diary: I Will Never Stop Dreaming
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Syria’s Two-Wheeled Lifelines
Bicycles are becoming an increasingly valuable commodity.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 25
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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The Islamic State’s Schools in Deir Ezzor
“Most of the lectures focused on the necessity of fighting Western countries, and the Arab countries that are their allies. They appointed themselves as God’s soldiers on earth and gave themselves the right to judge and punish people. ”.
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My Syrian Diary: Part 24
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, shares her stories of life in the war. She recently moved to Damascus to continue her education, deciding to focus her college studies on prosthetics. She hopes to help heal the injured in her country’s conflict.
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Syrian Conflict Takes its Toll on Local Marriage Traditions
“The prices of gold, clothes and properties have soared. Wedding rings now cost what used to cover a year of apartment rent.”.
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Aleppo Teacher Describes Destruction of School and ‘Education System’
“A mother who had lost her son during the bombing of the center broke my heart when said she wished he had not woken up early that morning and he had not gone to school.”.