Ever since the start of Syria’s proxy war, people have travelled there to help the Syrians in their fight against the Assad regime; some for humanitarian reasons, some sponsored by rogue states, and others for ideological or religious purposes. They include people from all over the...

Assad cousin Col. Jihad Hamed Makhlouf   killed himself by explosives when rebels attacked his apartment   in Adra al-Ummaliya, 25 km east Damascus, cyber activists circulated. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed yesterday that  Islamist rebels...

Syrian authorities have freed for “humanitarian reasons” 366 detainees from Aleppo prison in the north of the country, which is under rebel siege, state news agency Sana reported on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a first group of 10 prisoners were freed on...

  More than 2 million Syrians have fled their country, according to the United Nations refugee agency. With nowhere to go and often with just the clothes on their backs, many end up in refugee camps that are both overcrowded and overwhelmed. Many organizations are offering supplies,...