Car bomb kills at least nine people, including civilians, in Syria’s Afrin

Blast comes after Turkey's president threatened to launch offensive against Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria White Helmets wash road at Afrin market after car bomb blast on Sunday (MEE/Harun al-Aswad) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 16 December 2018 20:44 UTC  AFRIN, Syria - A car bomb killed at least nine people, including five civilians, … Continue reading Car bomb kills at least nine people, including civilians, in Syria’s Afrin

In the wake of Raed Fares’ murder, Syrian town mourns a visionary leader

The activist and his longtime associate Hamoud Jneed were gunned down on Friday, leaving a hole in the fabric of Kafranbel's civil society. Activists mourn the loss of Fares and Jneed in Kafranbel, in Syria's Idlib province (MEE/Harun al-Aswad) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle Easdt EyePublished date: 24 November 2018 19:37 UTC  KAFRANBEL, Syria - As a bleak … Continue reading In the wake of Raed Fares’ murder, Syrian town mourns a visionary leader

Prominent Syrian opposition activist Raed Fares shot dead in Idlib

Broadcaster was one of the best-known members of civil society opposing both militant groups and the Assad government Raed Fares in the office of Radio Fresh (supplied) By Alex MacDonald, Zouhir Al Shimale, Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 23 November 2018 11:32 UTC  A prominent Syrian opposition activist, whose campaigns were well-known around the world, has been … Continue reading Prominent Syrian opposition activist Raed Fares shot dead in Idlib

‘Just ink on paper’: Assad’s offer of amnesty leaves Syrian ‘runaways’ cold

Damascus is seeking to bolster its army by bringing in deserters and draft dodgers, but several caveats apply. A Syrian army soldier stands next to a Syrian flag in Umm al-Mayazen, in the countryside of Daraa. (Reuters) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 17 October 2018 15:02 UTC  IDLIB CITY, Syria – Omar Shihabi knew he … Continue reading ‘Just ink on paper’: Assad’s offer of amnesty leaves Syrian ‘runaways’ cold

المنطقة العازلة: الثوار والأتراك والمدنيون يسعون لتطبيق بنود “سوتشي”

وصف الصورة: مقاتل سوري من المعارضة يراقب المناطق الريفية التي تسيطر عليها الحكومة شمال غرب محافظة حلب. (أ ف ب) هارون الأسود مع بزوغ شمس الخريف من خلفه، يتفقد حسن أبو أحمد الحطام الذي كان فيما مضى منزل قريبه، وقد قال وهو يتنهد بارتياح: "أحمد الله أن أحدا لم يصب بأذى. لقد أصابت القذيفة الجدار … Continue reading المنطقة العازلة: الثوار والأتراك والمدنيون يسعون لتطبيق بنود “سوتشي”