Bio
Joseph Adams
Joseph was a 2013-2014 Boren Fellow in Arabic based in Amman, Jordan and is the founder of Open Syria. He holds BA and MS degrees in political science from UCLA and MIT, and is an MA degree candidate in Arabic at Middlebury College.
Latest Articles
Did IS strike Marea with mustard agent?
Did IS strike Marea with mustard agent? Photo evidence […]
Opposition bakeries struggle to serve a hungry citizenry
Regime warplanes continue targeting, damaging and destroying rebel-run bakeries, in […]
Médecins sans Frontières: ‘It will take up to 30 years to recover Syria’s medical capacity’
In Aleppo province, there are currently only 30 doctors serving […]
Under regime fire, Ghouta’s Civil Defense forces struggle
Mohammed Rihan, left, holding a baby, shows up at his […]
Out of school, Aleppo’s children are forced to find work
Aleppo’s children have abandoned their studies to work in a […]
North Hama, south Idlib civilians flee amidst ongoing air raids
Unrelenting regime air strikes against villages in the Hama and […]
Islamic State, regime battle in resource-rich Homs
Two IEDs were detonated in Homs city on Tuesday; one […]
The Southern Front’s sack of Brigade 52 and the first blows against Tha’lah Airbase
A Southern Front fighter opening ammunition crates at Brigade 52 on […]
The Islamic State’s version of “Cops” documents cruel day-to-day rule in A-Raqqa
IS religious police prepare to behead a man accused of […]
A new type of Volcano rocket spotted in Idlib
The above rockets, previously unobserved in Syria, appear to be […]