This article commemorating the 6th anniversary of the Syrian revolution against dictatorship & gulag is at once a powerful tribute & a condemnation by Usman A Khan Tahir:

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/03/20/syria-the-ultimate-mirror/

Another valuable article on Syria:

http://www.tmimag.com/articles/al-waers-final-stand/