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Solin Muhammed Amin
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Kings of the Syrian sky: Falcon trafficking soars in northeastern Syria
Once a traditional hobby practiced by a few hunters, falcon trapping is now a booming business in Syria. After 12 years of war and economic crisis, the trade is more popular than ever, and hunters are willing to take growing risks to catch the birds.
‘We want to send them home, not to the security branches’: Tensions between AANES, regime stall Sudan repatriations
Sudan hosted around 100,000 Syrians before war broke out in April. Northeastern Syria’s Autonomous Administration has repatriated hundreds of them, but tensions with Damascus stalled the process.
Built on disputed land, a Syrian IDP camp faces an uncertain future
Abu Khashab camp was established in 2017 on agricultural land lent to local authorities by a prominent family from the area. But the land has since been claimed by another family, who never agreed to turn it into a camp. Three years later, legal deadlock persists, stalling some aid programs.
Yazidis’ long struggle against landlessness and discrimination in rural Hasakah
Despite legal advances for religious minorities in AANES-controlled regions in recent years, most Yazidis in Hasakah province are still landless peasants with no formal rights over the houses and villages they built.
‘Strangers in our own homes’: A waning Assyrian community holds on in northeastern Syria
Eight years after the Islamic State attacked Assyrian villages along the Khabour River in Hasakah province, less than 10 percent of the community has returned to its historic home. What are the housing, land and property issues faced by this community in exile? And how do Assyrians see the future of their villages, which have become home to thousands of displaced people?
How did the earthquake affect Syria’s dams and rivers?
Questions remain about the impact on Syria’s waterways from the February 6 earthquake, which affected several dams and led to localized flooding.
Stalled by regime and opposition, cross-line aid to earthquake victims trickles in from northeastern Syria
Cross-line aid convoys coming from northeastern Syria to support earthquake survivors in opposition and government-controlled areas have been stalled for days by both the Assad regime and Turkish-backed factions, in an apparent attempt to politicize and control aid flows in their respective areas.
Northeastern Syria marks two years of legal paralysis as de facto authorities struggle to issue new land registry
In northeastern Syria, the lack of an accurate land registry prompted de facto authorities to suspend most ongoing court cases regarding property rights. Two years later, legal paralysis prevails.
Turkish strikes on energy infrastructure disrupt essential services, fuel pollution in northeastern Syria
Recent Turkish airstrikes and shelling damaged oil fields and power plants in SDF-held northeastern Syria, threatening a prolonged energy crisis and exacerbating widespread environmental pollution in the area.
Seeds of Syria: How a birthplace of agriculture lost troves of its native crops, and why we should all worry
Home to the wild ancestors of our most important crops, Syria once hosted one of the world’s biggest seed banks and grew several native varieties of wheat. But this collapsed during the war, and Syrians are now struggling to find good-quality seeds. How did the country lose its seed treasure, and with it, a wealth of genetic resources for humanity?