Druze Arabs Ask to Be Part of Israel, not Rebel-held Syria

A group of Druze Arab villages in southwestern Syria want to be part of Israel rather than rebel-held Syria, according to reports and videos circulating on social media. Druze Arabs live in the mountainous region of the Levant, which overlaps with Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. They have had their own religion for about 1,000 years, […]
‘We’ve seen this before’: residents of rebel-held Aleppo fear regime onslaught | Syria

The sign of the Syrian president that once overlooked Aleppo's central square has been burnt almost beyond recognition, but the influence of Bashar al-Assad's regime is still felt in the rebel-held city, and residents live in fear of being bombarded by the regime. “The biggest fear now shared by all residents of Aleppo is airstrikes,” […]