Reham Mourshed

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Reham Mourshed

Syria's new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a backlash from the government's support base. It was established by Syria's fledgling government to restore calm in a country fractured by roughly 14 years of civil war. Instead, the Committee for Civil Peace has become a source of national strife. Discontent is simmering among some Syrians who supported the uprising against the country's ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad.

1 month ago | thenewstribune.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad

A child looks at spent cartridges lying on the ground in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Syria, following deadly clashes between members of the Druze minority and pro-government fighters on Thursday. A war monitoring group said that the death toll has surpassed 100 as fighting spreads to new areas.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad

The casualties from clashes this week rose sharply as the tensions moved closer to a major southern region controlled by the country's Druse minority. The death toll from this week's outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said on Thursday after the unrest spread to new areas.