Bio
Ammar Hamou
Senior Editor
Ammar Hamou is a Senior Editor. Originally from East Ghouta outside the Syrian capital, Ammar studied journalism at Damascus University. He has participated in numerous journalism trainings in the US, Europe and Jordan, and has published in-depth research on the Syrian conflict.
Latest Articles
Power of attorney: The Assad regime’s hidden weapon to deprive displaced Syrians of their property rights
Since October 2017, the Assad regime’s Ministry of Justice has subjected issuing power of attorney, especially for real estate disposition, to prior security service approval.
COVID-19 vaccines reach Syria amid warnings of discrimination in access
Syria is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections, and there is growing concern around just distribution and access to the life-saving vaccines.
Raqqa residents suffer daily while awaiting bridge reconstruction
Coalition bombings and IS attacks decimated Raqqa city’s infrastructure, including bridges. With bridges sitting in disrepair, Raqqa’s residents suffer from a transportation crisis.
Years after IS expulsion, destroyed bridges and continued suffering in Raqqa (Photos)
The province contains 134 bridges and crossings. Some 66 of these were completely or partially destroyed by international coalition bombings or IS attacks.
Ten years after the revolution: Syrian media still struggles for freedom and truth
The revolution has led to a somewhat greater degree of freedom, but also to greater disinformation as new challenges emerged for Syrian journalists in an increasingly fragmented country.
Syrians included in Jordan’s plan to confront COVID-19: First vaccination center opens in Zaatari camp
Ninety-six Syrian refugees received the COVID-19 vaccine this week as the first group to benefit from the new vaccination center in Zaatari camp
Three years after ‘Olive Branch’: A militarized Afrin and continued violations against its residents
Three years since Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions took over the Afrin region, its original residents—especially the Kurds—have grown accustomed “to injustice.”
No flour for days in Al-Rukban: Residents fear famine amid growing food shortages in Syria
“We have had no bread in seven days because no flour reaches the camp. If the situation continues like this, we will die here of starvation.”
Still under water: Fix-gap relief isn’t enough for Idlib’s IDPs facing annual flooding
For the tenth consecutive winter, too little has been done to spare thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwestern Syria from their annual nightmare.
IDPs in northwest Syria: New winter, old ordeal (Photos)
Standing inside a flooded tent in the Umm Jaran informal camp, in the northern countryside of Idlib, Sharif Abu Khlaif was unable to describe their suffering.