Bio
Alaa Nassar
Alaa was forced to flee Damascus with her family because of the pressure from the Syrian regime in 2013. She was a student of Arabic Language & Literature at the University of Damascus. She came to Syria Direct because she hopes to find a new direction in her life and to show the world what is happening in her country.
Latest Articles
‘It seems as though the planes are following us’
AMMAN: Over the past five years, hundreds of thousands of […]
Airstrikes on Idlib city despite Victory Army claims of withdrawal
Aftermath of an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Idlib […]
Locusts, drought, exploitation and bombs: A Syrian harvest
AMMAN: It is harvest time for Syria’s northern wheat and […]
Syria’s third-oldest mosque damaged by airstrike: ‘A violation of historical sites’
AMMAN: Syria’s third-oldest mosque was badly damaged by a direct […]
‘Every single target was a civilian one’: Airstrikes take aim at Idlib city
‘Every single target was a civilian one’: Airstrikes take aim […]
AID UPDATE: Four encircled Damascus suburbs receive some aid, remain dependent on regime
Four regime-blockaded towns in Outer Damascus received some form of […]
Sectarianism, suicide bombers and retaliation along the coast: ‘The monstrous way this hatred can manifest itself’
AMMAN: Multiple coordinated explosions rocked two highly secured cities on […]
‘Survivors have become outcasts’: Syrian woman on life after prison
Since 2011, more than 117,000 Syrians have been arrested, mostly […]
In Idlib’s ancient Dead Cities, a few try to stem the tide of destruction
AMMAN: A regime rocket tore through the outer wall of […]
East Ghouta infighting over, for now: ‘People are tired of both sides’
AMMAN: One day after a bilateral ceasefire agreement halted 12 […]