syria dispatches
The death of a commander points to Hizbullah’s involvement in Syria
World
October 9, 2012
The death of a commander points to Hizbullah’s involvement in Syria
LEBANON — The village of Bodai, near Baalbeck in the Beqaa Valley, was in mourning last Wednesday. As the people…
Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall
World
October 4, 2012
Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall
Walking into Syria after an inconspicuous crossing, I met a smiling Abu Tamim waiting past the border. On the way…
Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army
World
October 4, 2012
Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army
It takes all sorts to make a revolution, even just to win a war. The four fighters of the Free…
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
World
October 3, 2012
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
Yasser al-Najjar is a member of the Syrian National Council, and also part of the Free Syrian Army. When he…
Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon
World
October 1, 2012
Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon
EAST LEBANON — Abu Fakher Zaarour, a farmer in his 60s, has lived all his life in Masharee al-Qaa, a…
Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced
World
September 30, 2012
Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced
The distant thud of an artillery strike breaks the illusion of tranquility in a small village several kilometers to the…
Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions
World
August 31, 2012
Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Abou Ahmad has been fighting in Tripoli’s Sunni neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh since he was a teenager.…
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
World
August 27, 2012
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children…
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
World
July 28, 2012
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
DERIK, Syria — The Kurdish rebellion in northeastern Syria intensified in fighting that erupted Saturday 22 July, as militias raising…
In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines
World
June 10, 2012
In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines
BEIRUT — Deeply tucked into the barren hills of Lebanon’s northeastern region of Hermel, the isolated town of Ursal has…