Syria conflict: Rebels launch fresh Damascus assault

Rebels and allied jihadists have launched a new attack in east Damascus, two days after Syrian government forces repelled an initial assault.

A rebel official said they had retaken ground in the Jobar district which they gained on Sunday and then lost during fierce clashes.

But state media said the "infiltration attempts" had been foiled and that troops had begun clearing the area…

This Syrian Refugee Is Finding Hope through Surfing in Lebanon

Five years since its inception, the Syrian Civil War is being called the deadliest conflict in the 21st century… thus far. More than 450,000 Syrians have been killed, and according to estimates from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, approximately 6.5 million have been displaced.

It’s from the ashes of that hopelessness that make this story of a…

Along Syria-Jordan Border, Refugees Struggle At A Camp Aid Workers Can't Visit

In the middle of the desert, hundreds of miles from the nearest city, 60,000 Syrians are camped out along the Syrian and Jordanian border in what has become one of the biggest and most desperate refugee settlements in the region. Few outsiders have ever seen it.

NPR visited an area near the camp last week in a trip organized by the…

Six years after start of the crisis, there is no escape for Syrians seeking safety

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Statement on Safe Zones in Syria

In January, President Trump announced his support for the creation of safe zones in Syria. Which, if planned and executed properly, can protect civilian populations from the crossfire.

In…

Statement on Safe Zones in Syria

In January, President Trump announced his support for the creation of safe zones in Syria. Which, if planned and executed properly, can protect civilian populations from the crossfire.

In…

ARCS Statement on New Refugee Executive Order

Washington, DC (March 8th, 2017) – On Tuesday, President Trump announced his new Executive Order on refugees and…

Syrian refugee speaks out on executive order

http://abcnews.go.com/International/video/syrian-refugee-speaks-executive-order-45965427

Trump signs revised Executive Order

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/06/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states

"Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States"

Experts say pain of Syrian children is beyond PTSD

http://www.ibtimes.com.au/experts-say-pain-syrian-children-beyond-ptsd-1546040

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Syrian children has gone so bad that mental health professionals have released a new name for their case – “human devastation syndrome.” The kids are said to be extremely traumatised…

ARCS Urges Continued Syrian Refugee Resettlement

Washington, DC (Jan. 27, 2017)--The American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS) and its 13 member organizations join…