https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/ahmad-khalil/rss en Civil Society Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/06/03/syrias-two-wheeled-lifelines https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/06/03/syrias-two-wheeled-lifelines Bicycles are becoming an increasingly valuable commodity. Religious & Ethnic Groups Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/13/some-kurdish-forces-still-recruiting-and-using-child-soldiers-witnesses https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/13/some-kurdish-forces-still-recruiting-and-using-child-soldiers-witnesses “The recruitment is still ongoing under the excuse of defending the area and claims these children volunteered by themselves. ”. Government & Pro-Government Forces ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/18/a-teacher-in-raqqa-living-under-isis-rule https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/18/a-teacher-in-raqqa-living-under-isis-rule ‘Physics and chemistry contained many unholy laws, and we had to be careful not to corrupt the minds of children under ISIS rule’. Displacement Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/09/the-story-of-a-teenage-girl-from-kobani https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/09/the-story-of-a-teenage-girl-from-kobani ‘I will never forget the night of September 27, 2014, when my mom came in, screaming, telling us to bring whatever we can carry.’. Arts & Culture Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/02/arts-culture-the-ancient-art-of-making-mosaics-kept-alive-in-a-refugee-camp https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/02/arts-culture-the-ancient-art-of-making-mosaics-kept-alive-in-a-refugee-camp A Syrian refugee attempts to preserve his family’s profession through the hardships of his current displacement. ISIS Religious & Ethnic Groups Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/27/in-raqqa-people-protest-and-women-chafe-under-isis-control https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/27/in-raqqa-people-protest-and-women-chafe-under-isis-control Ever since April 2013 the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has largely controlled the city of Raqqa. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/25/in-istanbul-syrians-find-shelter-alongside-stray-dogs https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/02/25/in-istanbul-syrians-find-shelter-alongside-stray-dogs ISTANBUL – In a deserted neighborhood on the outskirts of this city, 40 Syrian families have taken shelter in what once was a refuge for packs of stray dogs. . Civil Society Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces War Economy Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/09/syrians-risk-death-to-be-smuggled-to-europe https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/01/09/syrians-risk-death-to-be-smuggled-to-europe The city of Amuda, in northeastern Syria, has become famous as the provenance of one of the Syrian conflict’s deadliest smuggling accidents: in September, 43 of its residents drowned while trying to reach the coast of Europe. Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/09/reflections-of-a-revolutionary-imprisoned-by-al-qaida https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/09/reflections-of-a-revolutionary-imprisoned-by-al-qaida In Syria, you can chart the course of the uprising through the journey of one man: Osama Mansour al-Hilali. Civil Society Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/25/conversations-baking-by-night-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/25/conversations-baking-by-night-in-deir-ezzor DEIR EZZOR — Abed Rahman al-Khodor is known across this eastern city for his perseverance in providing the most basic edible essential, bread, to its most vulnerable residents. Government & Pro-Government Forces Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/15/crossing-the-bridge-of-death-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/15/crossing-the-bridge-of-death-in-deir-ezzor DEIR EZZOR— On a pitch-black night, we wait in our taxi on the embankment. A fighter informs us there are wounded on the bridge, and that his comrades are trying to reach them. The official name of this deadly crossing — Siyahseyah Bridge — has been discarded; it is now called the bridge of death. Human Rights War Economy Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad Khalil https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/12/mohammed-9-scavenges-landfills-to-survive https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/11/12/mohammed-9-scavenges-landfills-to-survive MANBIJ — Nine-year-old Mohammed begins each day at 6 a.m. with a trip to the local landfill in his northern Syrian town. There, he spends hours scavenging for combustible garbage, finally tethering up his bundle and trekking back home.