On June 28, the government of Iraq announced victory [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/26/483592464/iraqi-forces-claim-victory-over-isis-in-fallujah] over the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS)
Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta speaks to Syrian refugees about their experiences of torture and the work of activists attempting to hold the Syrian government and opposition accountable for their
On June 6, the Syrian legislature elected Hadiyeh Abbas [https://www.rt.com/news/345576-female-parliament-speaker-syria/] as the new Parliament speaker, marking the first time in Syria’s modern history that
In March 2016, Syrian Kurds claimed the creation of a de-facto federal region in the Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria, uniting three Kurdish-led autonomous areas (Jazira, Kobani and Afrin) under
Written by Erica Razook For a simple overview of the conflict, a casual reader can turn to Wikipedia’s entry for the “Syrian Civil War [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
As violence and civilian deaths surge in the embattled city of Aleppo, it has become increasingly clear that the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) agreement [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/
April 22, 2016 To: The Syrian Negotiating Parties The International Syria Support Group The United Nations Special Envoy Stefan de Mistura and his Team We, the Syrian organizations working in
A protester holds a sign rejecting Syria’s 2012 constitutional referendum. The constitution [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sami-moubayed/syrias-new-constitution-t_b_1275519.html] was drafted by an unelected committee and put
In February, the United Nations made history when the U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura convened [http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/2/ed-statement-on-syrian-womens-advisory-board] the
As the conflict in Syria enters its sixth year, gross human rights violations remain one of the main features in the conflict. Although the anniversary of the uprising this year