Football Returns to Rebel-Held Syrian Province
Game faces universal problems like sponsorship, crowd behaviour and referee fairness – plus danger of aerial bombing.
3 Aug 15
Conflict
Syria: My Son, My Protector
A mother forges a strong relationship with her son in the face of divisive family politics.
28 Jul 15
Islamic State Link to Kyrgyzstan Firefight
The security service says robust action prevented major attacks on local targets.
27 Jul 15
Azerbaijan-Armenia: New Games, Old Conflict
Armenians send a team, but get a hostile reception from flag-waving crowds.
10 Jul 15
Syria: A Key to No House
Family returns to village recaptured from Islamic State to find home in ruins.
2 Jul 15
Syria: A Sick Joke on April Fool's Day
In government-held areas, people think one thing and do another.
26 Jun 15
Syria: Humiliated for a Bag of Bread
Caught while smuggling food past government soldiers.
19 Jun 15
Syria: Confusion Reigns in Kfar Nabel's School System
In areas outside government control, a patchwork of opposition groups run their own schools.
19 Jun 15
Syria: "Don't Cry, I'm Alive"
A family nearly comes to grief while fleeing no-man’s land in Douma.
12 Jun 15
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