Lost Childhood: Palestinian Child Soldiers in Yarmouk
September 23, 2015
Growing up, it appeared as if every Syrian child was being recruited for the armed forces. For those of my generation of Palestinian refugees, secondary school was a ritual of military uniforms and drill instruction organized by al-Shabiba, the youth-wing of the ruling Ba’ath Party. These...
Reports from inside Syria
September 14, 2015
14 September, 2015 Translated from local PDC staff Raqqa • The city of Raqqa witnessed an intensive overhead presence of international coalition planes as they were conducting aerial Reconnaissance in the skies of Raqqa city. There were 5 planes in total. • Coalition planes launched a raid on the...