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Hidden Crisis: Alawite Women's Disappearances in Syria Far Exceed Reported Numbers
A troubling pattern of kidnappings targeting Alawite women and girls across Syria is occurring at rates significantly higher than acknowledged by authorities, according to recent findings. The discrepancy between actual cases and official reports points to systemic documentation failures and raises urgent questions about protection mechanisms for vulnerable populations in the conflict zone.
UN Documents Systematic Abuses Against Alawite Civilians in Syria's Coastal Region
International investigation reveals pattern of grave violations targeting minority community in government-controlled areas
Syria at a Crossroads: Has the Revolution Delivered on Its Promises?
As Syria marks 15 years since the 2011 revolution and the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, the question remains: have the movement's core demands for freedom, justice and dignity been realized? Civil society leaders and activists are now taking stock of the new authorities' performance amid persistent challenges including accountability gaps, regional tensions, and unresolved governance issues.
Young Alawite Man Found Dead in Homs Hospital After 48-Hour Disappearance
The body of a young Alawite man has been discovered at Homs National Hospital, ending a 48-hour search that had sparked concern among his community. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, adding to ongoing concerns about disappearances and safety in the region.
Man killed in shooting at Homs residence
An Alawite man was fatally shot multiple times inside his home in Homs, Syria. The incident underscores persistent violence and security challenges affecting civilian populations in the region.
Op-Ed: Remains in the rubble: Integrating rights of the missing into Syria’s reconstruction policies
Ever since my eyes fell upon photos of my childhood home in Damascus—now reduced to rubble, a silent witness to the Syrian war—I have been haunted by thoughts of what its debris might hide. Nothing remained of it but blocks of cement and iron, but this destruction could not erase my childhood memori
After the SDF: How can Raqqa mend its social fabric?
RAQQA — Scores of former members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) lined up outside a building in Raqqa city on a crisp, sunny morning last week, waiting to settle their status with the Syrian government. Many wore farwa s, the traditional, wool-lined cloaks warding off the winter ch
Caught between Damascus and Qandil, SDF integration hangs in the balance
PARIS — The Syrian army and Kurdish armed forces began withdrawing from their positions on the outskirts of Syria’s northeastern Hasakah city on Tuesday as part of the latest ceasefire and integration agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Earlier in the day, the leadersh
No guarantees: What do Kurds think of the Damascus-SDF agreement?
QAMISHLI — A mood of cautious anticipation hangs over the last parts of northeastern Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), where residents are waiting to see what comes next. Syrian government security forces entered Hasakah city, Qamishli and the Shuyukh area west of Kobani (Ain a
Hasakah at a crossroads: Real integration, or recreating ‘security squares’?
PARIS/QAMISHLI — The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are taking slow, simultaneous moves towards implementing the January 30 integration agreement , most recently withdrawing their respective forces from lines of contact near Hasakah city and the nearby towns of Tal Brak and
Shutdown of Deir e-Zor’s informal refineries upends a hazardous local economy
DEIR E-ZOR — In late January, al-Omar—Syria’s largest oil field, located in the country’s eastern Deir e-Zor province—was almost entirely deserted. Following the overnight withdrawal of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), civilian employees had also abandoned the premises. Only a handful
How olive oil exports exacerbate Syria’s water crisis
In a corner of his house in Salqin, a city in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, agricultural engineer Abdullatif Boubki stacks metal tins filled with olive oil: his land’s harvest from last season. Up until 2012, Boubki relied on olive oil as a source of income. But when the conflict intensified
‘We lost everything’: How Israeli herbicides destroyed Quneitra crops and pastures
QUNEITRA/PARIS — All that once grew on Abu Taha’s 200 dunums (200,000 square meters) of farmland and pastures has yellowed and died, after Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least three times in late January. Abu Taha, who is in his 60s, far
Unspoken exclusion: Inaccessible public transport isolates disabled Syrians
HOMS — Using crutches, Anas Awad makes his way from his home in the Reef Dimashq city of Zamalka to the nearest bus stop each morning. To make it to his job at one of Syria’s state media agencies in Damascus each day, he runs a gauntlet of public transportation and infrastructure with no accommodati
One year after Syria’s coastal massacres, justice remains elusive
BANIYAS — On the morning of March 7, the thick scent of incense wafted through the sea air at the Sheikh Hilal Cemetery in Syria’s seaside city of Baniyas. Seagulls flew overhead as dozens of mourners laid flowers and greens on the stone graves of loved ones lost during a wave of massacres along the
'My hotel bill is £12,000': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war
'My hotel bill is £12,000': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war 2 days ago Share Save Danielle Codd , Business reporter and Jennifer Meierhans , Business reporter Share Save Andrea Pendrey Andrea Pendrey has missed her chemotherapy treatment while she is stuck in the Maldives Britis
Swiss reject two flyover requests from U.S. for flights related to Iran war, permits three others
Swiss reject two flyover requests from U.S. for flights related to Iran war, permits three others Mar 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A Swiss flag hangs at the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo — Denis Balibouse FRANKFURT, March 14 (