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Soldiers gather outside around a military vehicle.
Conflict & Justice
‘He wanted to give back’: Aid volunteer killed on the Syria-Turkey border
Abu Ezzat in the Old City of Aleppo.
Conflict
A father in Aleppo frets about five of his sons on rebel frontlines
A man reacts as he carries a child who survived what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in the Al-Fardous neighborhood of Aleppo, September 19, 2014.
Conflict
US air strikes spark sympathy for Syrian extremist groups in rebel-held areas
Vehicles burn after two car bombs exploded in the Karm al-Louz neighbourhood in Homs.
Conflict & Justice
Why some rebels are ‘determined to make a last stand’ in the Syrian city of Homs
Conflict & Justice
Why are US-made anti-tank missiles showing up in Syria?
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?
Abu Hussein
Conflict & Justice
Why this Syrian man regrets bringing Al-Qaeda fighters into his country
Syrian demonstrators pose with a sign in Kafr Nabl, near Idlib.
Conflict & Justice
Creative protest help boot extremists out of one Syrian town
Kamal Hamami, a former FSA senior commander, was killed by the Islamic State in northern Syria.
Conflict & Justice
This rebel unit in Syria was a major player, now they’re disbanded
Buildings covered with snow in Homs
Conflict & Justice
The situation in Syria is awful. And that was before winter arrived
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare a locally-made launcher beside Aleppo International Airport.
Conflict & Justice
A businessman, a smuggler and an army defector tell the tale of Syria’s struggle
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare rockets
Conflict & Justice
Islamist rebels use the faces of martyrs to recruit new ones
Blood splatter above the bed of Safwan Shebli, 23, who was killed by opposition groups during an August 4th offensive in Barouda village, northern Syria; photo taken September 8, 2013.
Conflict & Justice
Syrian rebel forces are guilty of atrocities, too
Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter after he was wounded on the front line in Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood, September 21, 2013.
Global Politics
Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam
Members of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, walk along a street in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district on September 19, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS - Molhem Barakat)
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Rebels Turn Their Guns on Each Other
Conflict & Justice
Syrians worry Islamists will replace Assad and life will get worse
Global Politics
Turkish government wants Syrian intervention, though most Turks oppose
Global Politics
If the Rebels Win the Syrian Civil War, They Have Islamists to Thank
Conflict & Justice
Syrians Worry Islamists Will Replace Assad and Life Will Get Worse
Global Politics
Lessons from Bosnia for Ending Syria’s Civil War
Global Politics
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed
Global Politics
Residents of Syrian city of Deir Ezzor live life under siege
Syrian rebels try PR training to present more moderate face to western countries
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
VIDEO: Suicide bombing kills Syrian defense minister, Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law
Life filled with struggles on front-line of Syrian conflict
VIDEO: More killed as Syrian cease fire teeters on brink of irrelevance
Shades of Serbian massacres in Syrian violence
Global Syrian activists stage protest in Turkey after aid convoy is turned back at border
Landmines cut off escape route of those fleeing Syrian violence
VIDEOS: Violent attack on Syria’s Homs enters 20th day as injured journalists plead for help
Syrian citizen-journalist also among dead in Homs
Syrian Army defectors find safe haven, community across border in Lebanon
Conflict & Justice
How to Determine Whether Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
Global Politics
Syrian Armenian Refugees Back President Assad
Global Politics
Despite Infighting, Syrian Opposition Makes Big Battlefield Gains
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Rebels Now Better Armed With Help of Saudi Arabia
Conflict & Justice
Inside Syrian Rebels’ Bomb Factory
Global Politics
US Concerned Syria’s Assad Could Use Chemical Weapons
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Toddler Reunited with Family after Being Left During Shelling
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Rebels Set Up Ruling Councils
Conflict & Justice
As Syrian Refugees Flee into Turkey, Tensions with Local Community Rise
Global Politics
Syrian Rebels Beef-Up Their Public Relations Skills
Global Politics
Independent Syrian Filmmaker Missing
Conflict & Justice
Syria: Helicopter Crashes in Damascus
Arts, Culture & Media
War Correspondent Compares Fighting in Syria Crisis to Other Severe Conflicts
Conflict & Justice
Sifting Through the Video of Syria’s Conflict
Global Politics
Syria Crisis: Rebels Take Control of Several Border Crossings
Global Politics
Syria Crisis: On the Frontline of Violence in Douma
Update from Syria with The World’s Laura Lynch
Conflict & Justice
Amidst Talk of Militarization, Activists in Syria Vow Non-Violent Resistance
Conflict & Justice
Is Syria’s Idlib Like Srebrenica?
Conflict & Justice
Syria Crisis: Activists Trying to Send Aid Into Syria From Turkey
Global Politics
Escaping Violence in Syria Now Threatened by Landmines Near Border
Global Politics
Russia’s Strategy in Syria
Top of the Hour: Red Cross Enters Syria, Morning Headlines