Latest Syria Civil Defense News
Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
DAMASCUS (AP) — A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory." The concert Wednesday marked Maasarani’s return to Syria after 13 years...
Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
SAYDNAYA, Syria (AP) — They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. The first place they rushed to after the fall of their longtime tormentor, former President Bashar Assad, was here: Saydnaya Prison, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.” ...
Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A U.N. official said Thursday that he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced families and others that struck a power station and disabled water...
