It’s a sad success story for «Syria Deeply», which today is in day 906 of reporting on the war in Syria. It has become my go-to site for in depth reporting on the matter quite a while ago. This list of links is yet another gem.

From Weekly Filet #127, in September 2013.

The Articles Syrians Think You Should Read About Syria

Syria Deeply

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

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