Aleppo

Destroyed buildings, cars, and people and are seen from across the street in Aleppo's old town.
8 years after Syria’s first protests, one Syrian says ‘we really just wanted freedom’
Rows of greenish-brown soap sit on wooden racks
Culture
French demand for Syrian soap keeps an ancient art alive
Several people look at bags of dried ingredients laid outside a shop. In the foreground, a man leans against a stall.
Business
In rubble of Aleppo souk, tablecloth shop makes solitary comeback
Dima Basha (right) watches dubbed cartoons with her daughter, Angelina, to help her learn formal Arabic.
Culture
How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter
A woman walks along a damaged street in Aleppo, Syria February 2, 2017.
Conflict
Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?
Drs. Abdulkhalek (center) and Farida (right)  look on during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on the conflict in Syria on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Conflict
These two Syrian doctors survived the siege of Aleppo — and helped many others survive, too
Russia Syria aid carnage
Global Politics
When post-fact Russia meets Donald Trump’s ‘truthful hyperbole’
News Thump
Conflict
The Aleppo tragedy has left one Arab satirist with nothing to say
Aleppo
Conflict
The battle of Aleppo is nearing the end, a ‘total collapse’
Aleppo
Conflict
Six countries call for immediate ceasefire in Aleppo
Aleppo
Conflict
United Nations urges Syrian government to allow aid deliveries
Ceasefire in Syria, Native American Rights, From School President to Prison
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Three men sit in rubble in white helmets
Conflict
How to help: Some of the groups that worked to save Omran Daqneesh — and countless others — in Syria
Syrian boy Aleppo
Conflict
Images of a shocked, bloodied young boy in Aleppo go viral
Civil defense members carry a casualty after an airstrike in the rebel held area of al-Sukari in Aleppo.
Conflict
A Chicago surgeon recounts a nightmarish journey through Aleppo
Syria: Time to Favor a Dictator Over Democracy?
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Young migrants and refugees walk through a town in northern Serbia toward the Hungarian border. There's a fear that young men like these might bring violence with them.
Conflict
These men say they’re leaving Syria because they don’t want to fight anyone
Rami Jarrah, a Syrian political activist and citizen journalist.
Conflict
A citizen reporter’s journey through the rubble of Aleppo air strikes
Free Syrian Army fighters snap a picture of an elderly man using a mobile phone in Old Aleppo, Syria.
Conflict
In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water
View of Aleppo’s public park from a rooftop. Many buildings in the background have been damaged or destroyed.
Music
How a punk rocker from DC got interested in ancient songs from Syria
Christianne Boudreau and her son Damian Clairmont who died fighting for an extremist group in Syria.
Justice
Christianne Boudreau lost her son when he went to fight with ISIS. Now she’s doing something about it.
Global Politics
This Syrian girl’s exile has stretched from weeks to years
White House press secretary Josh Earnest
Conflict
An ISIS video appears to show the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff
A woman runs past bodies after, according to activists, two barrel bombs were dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo, Friday.
Conflict & Justice
Aleppo, once Syria’s largest city, is a shadow of its former self
Syrian rebel fighters
Conflict & Justice
A new Frontline documentary covers the ‘second front’ in Syria between rebels and jihadists
Residents and activists pull a girl from under debris after what activists said were explosive barrels dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria on February 2, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
What are ‘barrel bombs’ and why is the Syrian military using them?
Fouad Faris, 19, sits at his computer in Shrewsbury, MA, video chatting with his sister, Rama, who is in Turkey. Faris wears a neck brace because he is recovering from a biking accident.
Conflict & Justice
A teen who escaped Syria waits for a future in the US
Global Politics
If the Rebels Win the Syrian Civil War, They Have Islamists to Thank
Violence continues to escalate in Syria with report of mass execution in Damascus suburb
Violence in Aleppo sends thousands fleeing Syrian army, rebels
In Aleppo, rebels square off with government forces as violence escalates
Syrian rebels move into Aleppo; government launches air strikes in retaliation
New report finds Syrian children bearing high share of Syrian civil war’s cost
Syria’s economy crippled by unrest, sanctions
Arts, Culture & Media
DIY War: Syrian Rebels Constructing Homemade Weapons
Global Politics
Israeli General: ‘Syria Used Chemical Weapons’
Global Politics
Syrian Armenian Refugees Back President Assad
Global Politics
Battle for Aleppo Rages as Ceasefire Looms
Arts, Culture & Media
The Assault on Syria’s Cultural Heritage
Conflict & Justice
Aleppo Souk Destroyed Amidst Fighting
Global Politics
UN Envoy to Syria Brahimi Expresses Doubts About New Post
Conflict & Justice
Saving Lives in a Clandestine Hospital in Rebel-Held Syria
Arts, Culture & Media
War Correspondent Compares Fighting in Syria Crisis to Other Severe Conflicts
Syrian Rebels Retreat From Their ‘Alamo’ in Aleppo Neighborhood
Conflict & Justice
Satellite Images of Aleppo Suggest Use of Heavy Artillery Near Residential Areas
Global Politics
Syrian Civilians Flee As Assault Begins On Aleppo
Conflict & Justice
Sifting Through the Video of Syria’s Conflict
Conflict & Justice
Syria: Orthodox Christians Wary of Their Future in Post-Assad Regime
Conflict & Justice
Syria Conflict: Rebels Gird for Showdown in Aleppo
Global Politics
A Journalist’s View of Syria Stalemate
Conflict & Justice
Fighting Escalates in Syria’s Second City Aleppo
Top of the Hour: Syrian Government Troops Launch Assaults Despite al-Assad’s Acceptance of UN Peace Plan, Morning Headlines
Global Politics
Bombs in Aleppo Rattle Syria’s Christian Community
Top of the Hour: Violence in Syria, Morning Headlines
Conflict & Justice
Why Syria’s Christian Community Supports Assad