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Syrian Refugees: Om Mahmoud can't escape her loss

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Om Mahmoud, 50, recounts the intimate details of her loss and forced migration from the al-Khaldiyeh neighborhood in the central city of Homs. Om Mahmoud was forced to leave in 2012 by the regime forces and auxiliary militias. She left behind three graves and a...

Syria talks may signal shift in conflict dynamics

Syria talks in the Kazakh capital Astana come at a time of significant changes to the conflict in its sixth year. Although promising to focus on reinforcing a cease-fire, the conference has raised expectations of a path toward a political settlement of the civil war. The talks are sponsored...

Aleppo's landmark mosque bears scars of Syria's war

The Great Mosque of Aleppo, a centuries-old treasure at the heart of one of the world's oldest cities, is today a grim monument to the ravages of Syria's war. The doors have been blasted away, the walls have been shredded by gunfire and shrapnel, and the minaret where the Muslim call to...

Syria's warring sides kick off talks in Astana

(Al-Jazeera)- A delegation of Syrian rebels attending a new round of talks in Kazakhstan's capital will not hold direct talks with representatives of the government, according to opposition sources. The meetings in Astana, organised by Russia and Turkey, are aimed at strengthening a shaky...