Explosion rocks Idlib's Jisr a-Shughour, as ruling Islamist faction intensifies operations against IS sleeper cells
Apr 24,2019
Thousands leave Rukban camp in largest convoy to date as Russian, Syrian pressure mounts
‘Unlike any other camp’: A journey through al-Hol, holding center for thousands of IS families
In Rukban, rumors of dead, mistreated returnees leave displaced residents mulling an uncertain homecoming
Silence, paranoia in decimated East Ghouta suburbs one year after government recapture
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The politics of return: Refugees, NGOs navigate increasingly fraught climate in host countries
April 10
When Abd al-Majid al-Qalamouni* first arrived in Lebanon six years ago, he felt like he was met with “empathy." “In the beginning everyone wanted to stand by your side,” al-Qalamo...
Syrian farmers in Golan Heights fear loss of livelihoods, ‘cultural life’ from Israeli wind farm plans
April 04
Just downhill from the occupied Syrian villages of Majdal Shams and Masaada, there is a small valley filled with plots of cherry and apple trees. A handful of the orchards reach u...
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April 01
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March 25
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‘When things happen in the dark, there’s a higher risk that abuses occur’: HRW’s Nadim Houry on post-IS transitional justice
March 25
Seemingly endless lines of Islamic State fighters streamed out of the group's last pocket, Baghouz, last weekend as US-backed fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces rendered the thin strip of riverbank into a surrealistic sea of empty tents and abandoned cars. By Saturday morning, defeat was finally announced.
Suspected IS sleeper cells step up assassinations, attacks in eastern Syria after SDF ‘victory’ in Baghouz
March 27
Turkey attempts to salvage Sochi agreement as bombing devastates Idlib
March 13
UN-registered Syrian refugees in Jordan return home for visits, unexpectedly lose refugee status: ‘If we had known, we wouldn’t have visited’
March 11
Desert meeting over fate of Rukban camp points to mounting pressure from Russia, Syria
March 26
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