Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings
The first ransom demand came in a text message on Sami al-Izoo’s phone 10 days after he witnessed his brother being kidnapped, forced into a truck with dark tinted windows…
As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage
Days before the start of Ramadan, lines of people snaked down the stairs outside a bank in Syria’s capital, Damascus, waiting for hours to withdraw the equivalent of about $15…