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Mustafa al-Haj

Mustafa al-Haj is a pseudonym for a Syrian journalist based in Syria.

Syrian regime promotes another image of the war-torn country

Militants from Syria's Qudsaya prepare to leave for Idlib

Assad miffs opposition, Russians with call for elections

A Free Syrian Army fighter talks on a walkie-talkie near a rocket launcher during what they said was preparations for an operation to strike at forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad located in Daraa, July 27, 2015. Picture take July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir
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Will the Syrian truce survive?

Will regime keep the upper hand in Syrian conflict?

Is Syrian regime's seizure of Sheikh Miskin a tipping point?

How one Syrian group is helping kids get back to school

General view of United Nations (U.N.) Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attending a meeting on Syria with representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council (P5) at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RTX228S7

Are this week's Geneva talks on Syria doomed to fail?

Buses leave district of Waer during a truce between the government and rebels, in Homs, Syria December 9, 2015. Scores of people left the last area held by insurgents in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday under a local truce between the government and rebels, a monitoring group said, a rare agreement in Syria's nearly five-year conflict. Three buses carrying people had left the previously besieged district of Waer, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. About 750 people were expected to leave durin

What are the real goals behind local truces in Syria?

Besieged Madaya residents face starvation

Jaish al-Islam takes control of Tel Kurdi in eastern Ghouta

Syrian regime displaces Zabadani residents