Bio
Avery Edelman
Avery Edelman worked with Syria Direct up until 2019. He graduated from Tufts University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Arabic and International Relations.
Latest Articles
After international rescue evacuates hundreds of White Helmets and family members, those left behind fear government reprisals
Civil Defense volunteers run to the site of a bombing […]
Dozens of families ‘trapped’ in no-man’s land along Jordan border following government advances in Daraa
Displaced Syrians place tents near the Jordanian border on Wednesday. Photo courtesy […]
‘We’ve been forced to take up arms’: Idlib civil society workers turn to factions in wake of US funding freeze
A main street in Kafr Nabl in May. Photo courtesy […]
Pro-government warplanes bomb Islamic State affiliate in Daraa for first time
Aftermath of pro-government airstrikes on JKW-held territory on Wednesday. Photo courtesy […]
In a first for opposition-run local governance, a woman leads Aleppo’s displaced city council
Members of the newly elected Aleppo City Council last week, […]
Intensified pro-government bombardment hits Daraa border region after Russian-brokered negotiations fall through
The Daraa town of Saida after pro-government airstrikes on Wednesday. Photo by […]
Household items ‘looted from Daraa’ for sale in Suwayda streets, sparking local outcry
AMMAN: In the wake of government advances against opposition fighters […]
After five years in Lebanon, one refugee makes a bittersweet return to Damascus
As the bus carrying Rahab Um Bakr wound its way […]
Raqqa city on lockdown as US-backed forces clash with local Arab faction
AMMAN: The American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces clashed with a formerly […]
Rebels fire on mobilizing government forces in Daraa amidst international negotiations over the fate of southern Syria
AMMAN: Opposition factions shelled a convoy reportedly carrying pro-government fighters […]