Syria contributor: Kristin Solberg Kristin Solberg is a correspondent for Christian Science Monitor. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/kristin-solberg/rss en Cease-Fires Bring Patchy Peace to Damascus Neighborhoods Civil Society Displacement Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Kristin Solberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/25/cease-fires-bring-patchy-peace-to-damascus-neighborhoods https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/25/cease-fires-bring-patchy-peace-to-damascus-neighborhoods Syrian opposition sources says rebels are only agreeing to regime-led local cease-fires because the alternative is starvation. Assad Offers Syrian Voters a First: Another Name on the Ballot Government & Pro-Government Forces Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Kristin Solberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/16/assad-offers-syrian-voters-a-first-another-name-on-the-ballot https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/16/assad-offers-syrian-voters-a-first-another-name-on-the-ballot An Assad has not faced a challenger for the presidency since 1970, when Hafez al-Assad seized power. Now, that could change.