Stephen Starr is the author of <em>Revolt in Syria: Eye-Witness to the Uprising.</em> Now based in Turkey, he lived in Syria for five years until 2012.

What Next for Syria’s Rebels?

[caption id="attachment_55241850" align="aligncenter" width="594"] A image grab taken from a video uploaded on Youtube by Al-Qusayr Media Centre on…

Courting Trouble

[caption id="attachment_55242710" align="alignnone" width="620"] Islamic Shari'a law lawyer Abu Al-Najjar (2nd L) visits prisoners at the jail of a…

A Turkish Helping Hand

[caption id="attachment_55243987" align="alignnone" width="620"] : A file picture dated 1992 shows Abdallah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers…

War of Words

[caption id="attachment_55245354" align="alignnone" width="620"] A United Nations (UN) arms expert collects samples on August 29, 2013, as they…

Turkey's Ticking Time Bomb

[caption id="attachment_55246072" align="alignnone" width="620"] Protestors use fireworks against policemen during a clash between Turkish police and…

Turkey's Social Mediators

[caption id="attachment_55246912" align="alignnone" width="620"] Left to right: Cem Aydoğdu, Engin Önder and Oğulcan Ekiz. (Stephen Starr)[/caption] …

The Battle for a Syrian Caliphate

[caption id="attachment_55247351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Residents of Syria's eastern town of Deir Ezzor walk past the debris of a building…

A Forgotten Revolution

[caption id="attachment_55248824" align="alignnone" width="620"] Syrians hold candles during a vigil outside the Egyptian embassy in Damascus in…

Life in Limbo

[caption id="attachment_55249207" align="alignnone" width="620"] Syrians ride their bicycles past the Umayyad mosque in Damascus on January 17, 2014…

Ankara’s Bad News

[caption id="attachment_55250496" align="alignnone" width="620"] Freed Turkish truck drivers board a Turkish Airlines private plane to depart from…