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Syrian opposition fighters walk in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 11, 2012. (AFP Photo)
by Shireen Qabbani | Jan 3, 2014 | Features
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian conflict that erupted on March 15, 2011 has not only altered the political map of the region, it has also transformed the lives of the young men and women who joined the movement against the regime calling for freedom and dignity....
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Abu Hussein (C) interviews residents and fighters in a neighbourhood in the eastern Syrian town of Deir Ezzor on February 19, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ZAC BAILLIE)
by Adham Saif Al-Din | Jan 17, 2013 | Media
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—From the onset of the Syrian revolution in March 2011, the al-Assad regime imposed a media blackout in an effort to hinder the reporting of impartial news from the ground. This blackout has paved the way for the emergence of a pro-revolutionary...
