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 eight years of military service, one Syrian soldier prepares for a long-awaited return to ‘normal life’
Somur Abu Fida never expected his engagement to last so […]
Opposition court in southern Syria imposes trade tax in bid for security, independence
AMMAN: The main judicial body in rebel-held southern Syria is […]
Fate of opposition-era property records uncertain as East Ghouta transitions back to government authority
AMMAN: Nearly 10,000 property sale contracts drawn up during years […]
Government forces in Douma city arrest dozens of young men wanted for military service, residents say
AMMAN: Government forces in Douma city detained a number of […]
Thousands of displaced people from Homs and Damascus ‘stuck’ at crossing to rebel-held northern Aleppo
AMMAN: Thousands of recent evacuees from the north Homs countryside […]
Evacuations around Damascus continue as thousands depart encircled city of Dumayr
AMMAN: Thousands of civilians and rebel fighters evacuated the encircled, […]
Shelling in south Damascus as ‘zero hour’ approaches for anti-Islamic State operation
AMMAN: Government forces exchanged artillery fire with Islamic State fighters […]
‘Upload what you can, burn what you can’t’: As rebel-held East Ghouta falls, a civil society destroys its records
AMMAN: Civil society organizations in Douma city destroyed years’ worth […]
First responders search for survivors after massive bombing strikes Idlib city
AMMAN: Civil defense personnel completed a 16-hour operation to rescue […]
Evacuations underway for rebels in control of East Ghouta’s final opposition-held city
AMMAN: Bus after bus streamed out of Douma city on […]