syrian uprising

Hassan, the main character in "The Cow Farm," has no interest in joining the army — but feels that he doesn't have much choice.
Conflict
‘In Syria there is no black and white,’ says this Syrian filmmaker
Syrian activist Karam Al Hamad at work. Hamad is currently waiting for permission to leave Turkey to travel to the US for a fellowship.
Conflict
After a year of torture in Syrian jail, an activist finally makes it to the US
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power reads a statement following a United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution about the ongoing crisis in Iraq on August 15, 2014.
Conflict
Shocking photos push Samantha Power to seek peace in Syria
Rebel fighters eat in the Damascus suburb of Arbeen October 6, 2014.
Conflict
Some Syrian rebels struggle to separate their real identities and their nom de guerre
Fresh martyr portraits painted on a side street in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood. Clashes last month in the economically deprived neighborhood left at least 11 soldiers, 8 civilians and 22 militants dead.
Conflict
Healing this neighborhood would go a long way toward ending the insurgency
US President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIS at Joint Base Andrews in Washington on October 14, 2014.
Conflict
American warplanes have effectively become Assad’s best weapon
Turkish soldiers are silhouetted atop armoured vehicles near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border on October 3, 2014.
Conflict
The US has lots at stake in the Syrian border town of Kobane
Turkish tanks taking up position on the Turkish-Syrian border on September 29, 2014, after stray fire landed on Turkish territory. Turkey is concentrating forces along the border ahead of a parliamentary debate on authorizing military intervention in Syri
Conflict
Turkey prepares to make a military move into Syria, but NATO needs convincing
Residents inspect a damaged site in what activists say was a US strike in Kfredrian, Idlib province, Syria, on September 23, 2014.
Conflict
Syrian activists worry they won’t be the ones who gain from US airstrikes
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sleep on the ground at the Bajed Kadal refugee camp in southwest Dohuk province on August 23, 2014.
Conflict
A former UN relief coordinator says Iraqi and Syrian refugees pose the biggest humanitarian crisis of our generation
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they run past damaged buildings to avoid snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Mleha suburb of Damascus on May 26, 2014.
Global Politics
Did Barack Obama just signal a shift in US policy toward Syria?
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they run past damaged buildings to avoid snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Mleha suburb of Damascus on May 26, 2014.
Global Politics
Did Barack Obama just signal a shift in US policy toward Syria?
Conflict & Justice
Why are US-made anti-tank missiles showing up in Syria?
Syria
Conflict & Justice
Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction
Syria
Conflict & Justice
Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction
Christian Syria
Conflict & Justice
Syria’s Christians find themselves, once again, persecuted and taxed for their religion
Christian Syria
Conflict & Justice
Syria’s Christians find themselves, once again, persecuted and taxed for their religion
Military personnel, believed to be Russian servicemen, march outside the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 4, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
This is how Ukraine could end up derailing any progress 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?
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi addresses a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva.
Conflict & Justice
Syria peace talks in Geneva bring opposing sides face-to-face
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
Men ride bicycles past damaged buildings along a street in the Duma neighborhood of Damascus, December 2013.
Arts, Culture & Media
Can independent radio journalism broadcast in Syria today?
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 rockets
Conflict & Justice
Islamist rebels use the faces of martyrs to recruit new ones
A panel from Andy Warner's "The Displaced."
Conflict & Justice
A Bay Area journalist draws cartoons to wake the world to the Syrian crisis
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
Global Politics
Journalists’ new book retells final moments of his friend and colleague, Marie Colvin
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
Global Politics
UN says, flat out, chemical weapons used in Syria
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
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the news media after briefing the Security Council on a new U.N. report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Conflict & Justice
UN Says ‘Unequivocally’ Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
U.S. & Russia Strike Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Conflict & Justice
Syrians worry Islamists will replace Assad and life will get worse
Global Politics
Author calls for three-prong approach, including legal action, in response to Syria
Global Politics
Turkish government wants Syrian intervention, though most Turks oppose
Global Politics
President Obama continues to press case for military intervention in Syria
Global Politics
With military option looming, experts examine how Syria might respond to airstrikes
Global Politics
If the Rebels Win the Syrian Civil War, They Have Islamists to Thank
Global Politics
So How Exactly Do You Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons in the Middle of a Civil War?
Conflict & Justice
Syrians Worry Islamists Will Replace Assad and Life Will Get Worse
Syria Crisis: Obama Speaks to Nation on Chemical Weapons
Conflict & Justice
Kerry Comments Lead to Russian Peace Proposal for Syria
Conflict & Justice
Clashing Perspectives From Syria’s Coastal City of Latakia
Global Politics
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed
Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria
The Syrian Opposition & Possible U.S. Intervention
Global Politics
Obama’s Abrupt Change in Syria Comes as a Shock to Experts, Allies, and Even Enemies
Conflict & Justice
Obama Administration Moves Toward Intervention in Syria as People Prepare for the Worst
Global Politics
How Would Syria Respond to US Strikes?
As Syrian Conflict Enters New Phase, Possibilities for a U.S. Intervention
Opposition in Syria Claim Chemical Attacks Killed Hundreds
Global Politics
Obama says U.S. unsure who used chemical weapons in Syria
Syrian opposition moves conflict closer to Damascus
Tensions rising in Turkey over Syrian refugees
Syrian rebels try PR training to present more moderate face to western countries
Syrian artists use puppets, YouTube to comment on, illustrate ongoing civil war
Syrian Alawite defector lives life stuck between two worlds
VIDEO: Former Syrian prime minister blasts Assad regime in live TV address