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Does Syria Face a Genocidal Future?
A new report suggests those at risk of ethnic cleansing are not just the Sunni civilians currently being tortured, assassinated and bombed, but members of Syria’s Alawite elite.
April 9, 2013
Slideshow: Syria on Both Sides of the Line
FRONTLINE filmmaker Olly Lambert's behind the scenes photos shed light on Syria's civil war from both sides of the line.
April 9, 2013
A Rare Glimpse Inside A Syrian Loyalist Stronghold
Everyone at the public high school in Aziziya knows that the senior boys may soon be drafted in President Bashar al-Assad's army to take up the fight in the country's escalating civil war.
April 9, 2013
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Syria Behind the Lines
An unprecedented film documents the everyday life of both Syria’s rebels and its regime.
April 9, 2013
March Was Deadliest Month in Syrian Conflict
But a close look at the figures reveals a shift in who is dying.
April 2, 2013
Syria Two Years Later: Bloody Civil War With No End In Sight
The Syrian revolution started two years ago today in Dara’a, a small farming town 60 miles south of Damascus. But what began as peaceful protests has grown into a bloody civil war with no end in sight.
March 15, 2013
Is Kerry's Syrian Aid Shift a Game Changer?
Earlier this week, Moaz al-Khatib, the leader of the Syrian opposition coalition, had no intention of meeting with leaders from the U.S. and Europe at today's "Friends of Syria" gathering in Rome.
February 28, 2013
How Many People Are Dying in Syria?
The U.N. says Syria's rising death toll is approaching a staggering 70,000 people killed since the rebellion broke out almost two years ago. But determining an accurate death count amidst a conflict is fraught with challenges.
February 15, 2013
How To Form a Rebel Battalion in Syria
Reporting from Syria, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad breaks it down in "five easy lessons."
February 14, 2013
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The Regime Responds
Eighteen months into the rebellion, how is Bashar al-Assad holding on to power?
September 17, 2012
Syria: The Crisis, The Rebels & The Endgame
How organized are Syria’s opposition groups? What dangers might the conflict unleash? And what would it take to end it?
September 18, 2012