Last week, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered an amnesty to soldiers who have deserted or refused to complete their military service. But deserters and rebel fighters are not convinced by a promise from a regime that has tortured thousands of prisoners. Our correspondents met with former Syrian army deserters who are now refugees in Jordan.

Next, we see how rape is being used as a weapon of war by the Islamic State group, which controls large swathes of Syria and Iraq.
Finally, after being banned for decades, Kurdish music, clothing and language are making a comback in Syria's northern Hasakah province. We tell you why.

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