Before the war, almost all of Syria’s children were enrolled in school ... “I’d tell them that we wouldn’t let the kids come to any harm, but I know my face probably told another story.” ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Nearly 14 years of brutal civil war, which killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions, has left an estimated 324,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance scattered across Syria, Pires said.

In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...

Ismail Abdullah, 37, is one of the founders of the White Helmets, a Syrian-led humanitarian group of over 3,000 men and women working to save lives and support communities in areas affected by the war ...