Dyer: Syria's road to peace still several generations long

Dyer: Syria's road to peace still several generations long

“They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs,” said an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria. “One way or another, this was going to happen.”

“The people in Syria are destroyed from war”: A call for peace after violence in the coastal region

HOMS, The Syrian Arab Republic – “The people in Syria are destroyed from war. There has been no year that has been okay for us. My generation has suffered a lot,” said Maryam,* a 21-year old woman from Homs in western Syria.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in widespread reprisal attacks and atrocities in Syria this month, carried out by security forces, allied groups and even Assad forces.