Dear Readers,

Welcome to the weekly Syria Deeply newsletter. We’ve rounded up the most important stories and developments about Syria and the Syrians in order to bring you valuable news and analysis.

Meet the Doctors Keeping Aleppo Alive

For the past four years, a small team of dedicated medical professionals has held together a skeletal network of bombed out and underground hospitals across opposition-held Aleppo, providing life-saving treatment to the civilians caught in Syria’s deadly war.

Truce Tests Relations Between Islamist Giants

The U.S.-Russian brokered truce remains deeply controversial among rebels. Hardline jihadis have condemned the peace process, while more pragmatic Islamists have endorsed it. Now, a jihadi crackdown on demonstrators in rebel-held Idlib is testing the alliance between two of the insurgency’s most powerful factions.

An ‘Empire of Women’ in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

As young Syrian refugee students celebrated International Women’s Day in the Bekaa Valley this week, education advocate Nora Jumblatt highlighted the increasingly important role of women throughout the refugee community. The war in Syria, despite its chaos and sadness, she said, has given rise to a “little miracle.”

More Recent Stories to Look Out for at Syria Deeply:

• Op-Ed: The Syrian Revolution Lives Again
• The First Syrian Astronaut Is Now a Refugee
• What About the Detainees? Q&A with Wissam Tarif

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