Fourteen people are on trial, charged with crimes related to an outbreak of sectarian violence under the new government. The abuses of the old Assad regime still await a reckoning.

Local sources tell Al Jazeera that three people were killed, others wounded in Israeli strikes on the town of Beit Jinn.

During the more than decade-long civil war in Syria, millions were displaced in the country and millions more fled abroad as refugees. It’s been almost a year since the war ended and many Syrians are starting to come home.

Billionaire George Soros is pledging $1 million in humanitarian aid for Syria. Soros made the announcement in his acceptance speech for the International Refugee Committee's Freedom Award on Wednesday. Soros said the money was intended to influence public opinion and encourage a meaningful, global response to the crisis in Syria.