Southern Idlib’s years-long water crisis is deepening as thousands of displaced residents return and increased demand strains what local infrastructure remains.
Syria’s worst drought in decades has wiped out rain-fed crops and diminished yields across the country, devastating farmers and raising the risk of food shortages.
Years of war, mismanagement and drought wreaked havoc on the fertile Ghouta countryside surrounding Damascus. Farmers face a host of challenges as they return to care for their land.
A six-month window for refugees in Turkey to visit Syria before committing to return is set to close on July 1. In Kilis, a border city transformed by an influx of refugees, many are preparing to leave, while others remain uncertain.
With dwindling aid and delays in registering informally with the UNHCR, tens of thousands of newly arrived Syrian refugees in Lebanon are largely on their own.
Taha al-Ghazi, a prominent Syrian refugee human rights activist in Turkey, was deported to northern Syria this month, sparking fears of a broader crackdown on Syrians and their advocates.
Syrian-Palestinians gathered in Yarmouk to commemorate the revolution and regime siege of the camp on Friday, then joined a demonstration in Umayyad Square to denounce Israel’s incursion and attacks in southern Syria.
Umm Muhammad prepares an iftar meal for her children in Kafr Nubl, the southern Idlib town she and her husband returned to after the Assad regime fell. Many families—including her children—have not returned due to extensive destruction and poor services.
Reef Dimashq marked the 14th anniversary of the revolution with a central celebration in Darayya this week. Many who attended returned to their communities in recent months after being forcibly displaced by the Assad regime.