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  • Syria: Bombs Away

    President Bashar al-Assad and the remaining Syrian leaders want to invite your investment, commerce, and tourism as we say BOMBS AWAY to speculation and development in Syria—"A country exploding with opportunity... and bombs!!"

  • Can Films Right the "Conspiracy Against Syria"?

    Najdat Anzour is a leading Syrian director who made news in 2007, when it was announced that he was slated to direct a film based on a screenplay by Muammar Gaddafi. I dialed up Najdat to talk about the conflict in Syria.

  • I Went to Syria to Learn How to Be a Journalist

    Sunil Patel had never been published before he decided to go to Syria in August 2012 to become a war correspondent. It was a foolish idea for sure, and he almost died several times during his trip, but we still think his story was worth the risk.

  • Serious Syrian Memes

    Like the rest of the internet, the Syrian memeverse is messy, argumentative, and prone to stupidity and hyperbole.

  • Road to Ruin

    The roots of the conflict in Syria stretch back centuries—namely to the battle between the Sunni Muslim majority and a mystical-Shia sect known as the Alawites. This timeline provides some context to the recent bloodletting and its supremely convoluted...

  • Meet the YPG, the Kurdish Militia That Doesn't Want Help from Anyone

    Fifty young men and women, their faces wrapped in keffiyehs, stood rigid as they lined up in military formations and marched into the center of the street. These young people were members of the Kurdish militia known as the YPG, who protect the Kurdish...

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  • Ground Zero: Syria (Trailer)

    We sent renowned war photographer and videographer Robert King to Aleppo to document the conflict that is ripping Syria apart. He returned with footage that has made us very scared and very sad for the future of the country.