Syria DirectSyria Direct Staff2024-10-10T00:50:45+02:00

‘The world has failed us twice’: The Syrians left behind in Lebanon As Israel strikes Iran-linked figures in Damascus, civilians pay the price Regime and AANES conscription traps Syrians in Lebanon as thousands flee
  • Trees planted near the banks of Maydanki Lake, in the Sheran subdistrict of the Afrin, as part of an afforestation campaign by the Afrin Local Council, 30/6/2024 (Tamara Musa/Syria Direct)

‘We feel the loss’: Afrin Kurds mourn Maydanki’s forest

People in Afrin remember the forest around Maydanki Lake for what it once was: a natural haven, the setting of summer days spent under rustling branches. Now devastated by years of illegal tree cutting by Turkish-backed factions, what hope is there for its future?

  • Workers pick strawberries in Rami Soulaq’s fields in Bidama, a town in the western countryside of Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, 6/5/2024 (Mahmoud Hamza/Syria Direct)

Unlikely crops find fertile ground in Idlib

The unlikely fruit of war and displacement, unconventional crops like strawberries, broccoli and Damask roses are taking root in Idlib province, where they were seldom cultivated before the war.

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