Syria Direct

The ‘Autonomous Administration’ struggles under weight of IS detainees as insurgency evolves

Sep 17,2019

Hijacking of the “freedom revolution”: HTS imprisons activists in northwest Syria (interactive map)

Searching for affordable medical treatment, Syrian refugees return to Syria

Discrimination, inefficiency and politics plague medical care in al-Hol camp

Daraa's unexploded ordnance: death and corruption

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Four years after the “refugee crisis:” Germany remains a safe place for Syrians

September 16

BERLIN—We met in a moment of despair at the end of July. Mahmoud, whose name and age have been changed to protect his identity, had been prevented from crossing the Bosnian border...

SDF arrest humanitarian workers in Raqqa, raising questions and concerns

August 19

AMMAN—Last week, a group of humanitarian workers was arrested in the northern city of Raqqa, by the Kurdish-led military alliance, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). While the arrest...

Zataari: the 'forgotten village’ that became the largest refugee camp

August 06

Hezbollah transforms civilians’ homes in southern Syria into Israeli targets

July 30

Fires, reduced prices disappoint northern Syria’s hopes for record harvest

May 26

On the anniversary of the peace deal in Southern Damascus “there is no amnesty,...

May 14

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“Euphrates oil” breaks US sanctions on Damascus

August 26

AMMAN— Since last April, the Russian-backed-Syrian government forces and allied militia have launched a military offensive against the last opposition strongholds in northwest Syria, which necessitated immense amounts of fuel as the country suffers from a severe shortage.