The agony of absence: Wives of disappeared detainees face uncertainty, social pressures
AMMAN: For more than four years, Umm Malak has held on to the hope that her husband Hussein is stil...
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Reporters in Syria: Cannon fodder in the chase for news
AMMAN: Mulhem Barakat, a teenage freelance photographer working for Reuters, was killed in Aleppo c...
Hardline Islamic State affiliate shuts schools in southwest Syrian town after teachers refuse to adopt their curriculum
Today, Imtithal is secretly teaching school-aged girls from her home in southwest Daraa.
Until las...
Why is an Islamic State affiliate quietly ruling unchallenged in a corner of Syria’s south?
AMMAN: In the quiet agrarian town of Nawa, 30 kilometers northwest of Daraa province’s half-f...
Joshua Landis: Syria on track ‘to go back to what we had before’
Western media outlets are increasingly adopting a shared narrative on Syria: the end of the war may...
Behind the story: Meet the journalists who risk the wrath of all sides to cover Syria’s south
All through September, Syria Direct has published a series of interviews and reports on the state o...
Daraa residents begin to repair homes as southern ceasefire holds
AMMAN: Thousands of residents in Syria’s Daraa province are beginning to repair their war-dam...
To achieve 'dream' of education, woman regularly risks dangerous journey out of Islamic State territory
At least once a month, 20-year-old Wilaa sets out from her home in rural southwestern Daraa provinc...
Syrian family returns to Daraa province after three years in Jordanian refugee camp: ‘There was no future’
Three weeks ago, Naima, a 34-year-old Syrian refugee and mother of three, forfeited her asylum stat...
‘Thousands’ of Syrian refugees return from Jordan to southern Syria as ceasefire enters third month
AMMAN: Thousands of Syrians in Jordan have abandoned their status as refugees and voluntarily retur...
The state of Syria's south: A month-long reporting series from Syria Direct
AMMAN: Half of Syria’s southernmost city, the provincial capital of Daraa, sits in ruins. Tho...
