The Turkish people and their reflective media see their Syrian neighbours as brothers, and do not want to get involved in a war that would quickly become messy and bloody for all involved.
A civil society has begun to emerge in the rebel-held areas of Syria with the Free Syrian Army taking over delivery of services, and the development of a new court system, but serious flaws remain.
Syria’s media war is being waged with gory images from the ground. But preconceived notions about subservient Middle Eastern women could lead the world to assume that there have been no women active on the ground in Syria. This is simply not true: we’re just not looking hard enough.
As the fighting continues in Syria and more civilians are killed and flee each day, there is still no consensus at the United Nations on how the international community should act to stop the bloodshed.
Abuses show need for accountability says Human Rights Watch, as opposition leaders state they are already taking measures to uphold human rights