Bio
Kristen Demilio
Kristen Gillespie Demilio has more than 10 years of experience reporting from the Middle East while based in Amman. She regularly contributed to news outlets including CBS News Radio, NPR, The Jerusalem Report and PBS and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism as well as the Institut Français des Etudes Arabes in Damascus.
Latest Articles
Syrian opposition journalist on assassination fears in Turkey: ‘You can see the operatives everywhere’
Syrian filmmaker Muhammad Bayazid was stabbed in Istanbul in a suspected […]
Behind the story: Meet the journalists who risk the wrath of all sides to cover Syria’s south
All through September, Syria Direct has published a series of […]
Pro-regime forces intensify attacks on rebel-held areas after months of relative calm
AMMAN: The Syrian regime is both reopening and intensifying fronts […]
In Suwayda, a kidnapping becomes a village priority
On a cold night early last January, Muayyid, a 29-year-old […]
Regime ‘breaks’ three-year Islamic State siege of Deir e-Zor city: SAA source
AMMAN: Regime forces fought their way into Deir e-Zor city […]
Government forces continue strikes on besieged north Homs as negotiators demand prisoner release
AMMAN: Government forces bombed rebel-held areas of the northern Homs […]
In displacement camp along Syrian border, ‘the strong devour the weak’ as rule of law fades
AMMAN: Fighters from three rebel factions have killed dozens of […]
Accusations of forced displacement as rebel infighting splits East Ghouta in two
AMMAN: Reports of forced displacement in the encircled east Damascus […]
Why I chose to stay: Mother of detained sons stays behind in destroyed Homs district after surrender
At a protest in Homs city against the rule of […]
Dozens homeless after tents, makeshift homes destroyed in airstrikes on Idlib camp for displaced
AMMAN: More than 50 displaced Syrians are living out in […]