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More than 100,00 Syrian refugees have crossed back into their home country from Lebanon this month, fleeing escalating violence to return to a place that’s still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war. At the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing — the main entry point between Lebanon …
Read More »Graffiti left on walls of Assad’s prisons expresses fears, loves of tormented Syrians
Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria’s then-ruler Bashar al-Assad, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse of Arabic poetry on his cell wall — an expression of pain and love amid his torment. “My country, even if it oppresses me, is dear. My people, even if uncharitable to me, are generous,” …
Read More »Electricity, a well-paid job and the freedom to walk around: Syrians share hopes and fears for the future
Syrians flooded into streets, markets and mosques on Friday celebrating the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and attending the first Friday prayers since his ouster on Sunday. CBC senior international correspondent Margaret Evans, producer Jason Ho and videographer David Iacolucci spoke with people in Damascus outside the Umayyad Mosque, which was …
Read More »Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas
Syrians seeking to chart their own political course, free from outside interference, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad may be thwarted by the geopolitical ambitions of their neighbours, who already have a foothold in the country, experts say. “We all want this to be a moment of liberation and self-determination,” for the Syrians, said Mostafa Minawi, an …
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