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For Syrian women under siege, a special struggle

Like many women, Huda dreads her menstrual period every month. But it isn't simply inconvenient or painful: She lives under siege near Syria's Damascus, without sanitary pads or even clean water. "When feminine products started to become rare in 2012, I had a really hard time," says the...

Turkey modifies rules of reuniting Syrians

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkey has modified the rules of reuniting Syrians inside Turkey, officials of Bab al-Hawa border crossing mentioned. The administration of Bab a-Hawa crossing via Facebook statement said in parents cannot reunite their children over age of 18, adding that application to be...

Syrian rebels bombard Aleppo airbase before offensive

Syrian rebels launched Grad rockets at Aleppo's Nairab air base on Friday, part of their preparations for a new offensive aimed at breaking the government siege of insurgent-held areas of the city, a rebel official and a monitoring group said. Zakaria Malahifji, an official with the Fastaqim...

Aleppans watch helplessly as street fighting rages

(Middle East Eye)- The stench of battle hangs heavy in the air, armoured cars carrying heavy machine guns prowl the rubble-strewn streets where children used to play. At night, soldiers are close enough to be heard over the crack of gunfire and crump of mortar shells. One only has to look out of...

Regime artillery kills 8 civilians in Douma city

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 8 civilians have been killed in regime's heavy artillery shelling on the city of Douma, northeast of Damascus; activists said Thursday. Dozens were also wounded since the beginning of  regime offensive late on Wednesday, that targeted the civil...

We live in Aleppo. Here’s how we survive.

There weren’t any bombs today, or the day before. That’s good, because it means you can leave your apartment, see your friends, try to pretend life is normal. Still, you don’t know when the attacks will resume or how much worse they’ll be when they do. The war here has been going on for more...

Turkey to continue military operations in Syria

Turkey on Wednesday said it would continue its military operations in Syria until Daesh is expelled from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from militants allied to regime leader Bashar al-Assad. Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield two months ago to drive Daesh terrorists from its...