Aleppian Ahmad al-Sawas, Syria’s national gymnastics champion when fighting broke out, did not compete at the Rio Olympics. Read his story here.

Aleppians at the Olympics

Olympic Swimmer Baean Jouma. Damsascus. July 2016. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki.

Swimmer Baean Jouma is scheduled to compete as a member of the Syrian national team in the women’s 50m freestyle on Friday. Read her story here.

Ghofrane al-Mohammad is scheduled to compete as a member of the Syrian national team in the 400m hurdles on Tuesday. She competed in the same event in 2012, but was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

Olympic Swimmer Rami Anis set a personal best in the 100m freestyle. Photo: EPA/Esteban Biba.

Swimmer Ramis Anis swam a personal best of 54.25sec in the 100m freestyle as a member of the Refugee Olympic team. “In 2020,” he said, “I hope I will be able to swim under my own flag.” Read his story here.

Aleppo Under Siege

Boys displaced from ongoing conflict shelter under makeshift tents on the Muhalak highway. Photo: UNICEF/UN027713/Al-Issa

Unicef urged all parties to allow technicians to repair the electricity and water systems. The city has been without water for several days.

We published July’s update of Armenak Tokmajyan’s Conflict Timeline.

Photo: AP

The Economist’s weekly obituary profiled Qusai Abtini, sit-com star of Aleppo. The fourteen year old was killed in mid-July while attempting to leave the city.

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Olympic refugee team: Rami Anis’ journey from Aleppo to the Rio 2016 Games.

Rami is one of ten members of the first Refugee Olympic Team. He is joined on the team by Damascus native and swimmer Yusra Mardini.

Cultural Heritage

German Commission for UNESCO / Till Budde.

Syrian and international experts met in Berlin in early June to assess damage to cultural heritage sites in Syria, develop methodologies and define priority emergency safeguarding measures for the country’s heritage.

The Conflict

Undetonated Explosive Hose. Photo: Mustafa Hussein.

Activists reported that the government dropped 100-meter-long mine-clearing explosive hoses June 11 over al-Breij.

Activists said this was the first time the government had dropped the weapons on Aleppo. They have been used in other areas, most notably the Jobar district of Damascus in 2014.

The UN issued a strong condemnation after three hospitals in rebel-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo were attacked in the space of three hours. At least 20 people, including many children, were killed in al-Shaar.

Agony in Aleppo – inside Syria’s Al-Quds hospital

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