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Nina’s journey: From Syria to the Special Olympics

Nina – an athlete from Syria – will be representing a new team a the Special Olympics, but her heart belongs to Damascus.

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How a Syrian NGO is rebuilding destroyed parts of Idlib

The Violet Organization is working to restore schools, roads, parks and public spaces in the rebel-held province.

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Syrian refugee crisis: All your questions answered

More than five million people have fled Syria since the conflict began, and half of them are children.

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Who and where are the Kurds?

One of the world’s largest stateless people that reside primarily in mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey

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Syrians sceptical of ‘de-escalation zones’ plan

Residents say new deal could benefit civilians but they also fear it might cover up for future government violations.

Residents flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta

Syria’s besieged communities

UN: Hundreds of thousands of civilians live in besieged areas across five provinces and are denied basic necessities.

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Where are the Syrian refugees?

A country and regional breakdown of Syrian refugees in the Middle East, North Africa, North America and Europe.

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Kurdish forces ‘take 90 percent’ of Syria’s Tabqa

US-backed forces have advanced in Tabqa as they eye the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa, a spokesperson says.

People who fled from areas surrounding Euphrates River dam, east of Raqqa city, ride motorcycles towards Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF) controlled areas

Infighting in Syria’s Ghouta leaves nearly 100 dead

Clashes between armed groups in Damascus suburbs leave at least 95 people killed, monitor and residents say.

Residents flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta

Doctors in shock as Syria ‘gas attack’ death toll rises

UN weighs possible war-crime probe as medical workers in rebel-held Idlib province struggle to cope with casualties.

A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib