Syria News » Daraa News Syria » Daraa » History: Atef Najib in court: Reconstructing the story of the ‘first spark’ in Syria’s uprising
Sultan al-Kanj The arrest of schoolchildren in the southern Syrian city of Daraa in March 2011 is widely regarded as the spark that ignited the Syrian uprising. What began as a local incident evolved ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Syria’s historic Al-Omari Mosque in Daraa added to ICESCO heritage lists
Daraa, July 2 (SANA) The historic Al-Omari Mosque in the southern Syrian city of Daraa has been added to the heritage lists of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: The Syrian teenager who sprayed four words on a wall and started an uprising
DAMASCUS, Syria — It was a small act of teenage defiance that sparked a revolution, a moment forever inscribed in Syrian history. When 15-year-old Mouawiya Syasneh and a group of classmates from Daraa ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Regime offensive to retake Syria’s Daraa province
Syria’s southern province of Daraa, one of the last rebel bastions, has been the target of a deadly regime offensive since June 19 which has forced around 300,000 people to flee. On June 19, the ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Syria condemns Israeli strikes on southwestern city of Daraa
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funeral of civilians killed in an Israeli strike, in Daraa CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned Israeli ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Farid Al-Madhan from Syria's Daraa is Caesar, the defected Syrian whistleblower
JEDDAH — The identity of "Caesar," the defected Syrian whistleblower, is revealed as Farid Al-Madhan from the town of Sheikh Maskin in Syria's Daraa governorate, according to Okaz newspaper. Okaz had ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Mourners attend funeral of man killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian city of Daraa
DARAA, Syira — Syria's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned the latest Israeli airstrikes on targets in the south of the country, calling the attack a violation of international law. Hundreds of ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Mass grave with 11 bodies found in Syria’s Daraa
DAMASCUS — A mass grave containing the remains of 11 people has been discovered near the military headquarters of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria’s Daraa province, according to the Syrian ...
News Syria » Daraa » History: Syria troops launch assault on Daraa city amid civilian exodus
Syria’s army launched an assault on the flashpoint southern city of Daraa Tuesday, state media said, after a week of deadly bombardment on the nearby countryside caused mass displacement. Government ...