Bio
Barrett Limoges
Barrett Limoges worked with Syria Direct until 2019. His work has appeared previously in Al Jazeera English, Al-Monitor, Huffington Post, Middle East Eye, PBS Newshour and other publications.
Latest Articles
In a city buried by rubble, Raqqa residents work to restore ‘life’ to ancient heritage sites
The deadly expulsion of the Islamic State from Syria’s Raqqa last October was, arguably, one of the most destructive events in the ancient city’s 1,500-year history.
What’s next for post-Islamic State Syria? A month-long reporting series from Syria Direct
Raqqa residents line up for bread in January. Photo by Delil […]
Grain shortages and financial ruin plague Hasakah farmers as crops fail after devastating drought
AMMAN: For 40 days after sowing their crops last autumn, […]
Photo Essay: Everyday Jordanians send mattresses, bread, water to Daraa displaced as border remains shut
In Syria’s southwestern Daraa province, tens of thousands of displaced people are stranded just minutes from the Jordanian border after fleeing the frontlines of a massive pro-government air and ground campaign on rebel-held territory that began last month.
Government offensive in Daraa sends tens of thousands fleeing to border areas as humanitarian crisis looms
AMMAN: Thousands of civilians streamed towards makeshift camps and shelters […]
Facing blistering heat and squalid conditions, scores of Outer Damascus displaced fall ill at Turkish-administered camp in Afrin
AMMAN: An outbreak of severe diarrhea at a Turkish-administered camp […]
Clashes at Greek refugee camp leave hundreds of civilians displaced
AMMAN: Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled fighting between Arabs and […]
While the Islamic State fades in Syria, its legacy of antiquities smuggling flourishes
AMMAN: In the days when the Islamic State ruled Syria’s […]
Displaced Douma residents begin to return home from government shelters
AMMAN: For the first time since East Ghouta’s capture by […]
Cases of sandfly-borne skin disease surge in rebel-held Idlib as international funding dries up and sanitation services falter
AMMAN: Sayyed Qasim and his family had been in the […]