Bio
Lamees Assaf
Lamees Assaf graduated from Yarmouk University’s Media and Journalism Faculty in 2014. She has since worked in communication, outreach, writing, and multimedia production. She has an interest in human rights, politics, and art-house cinema.
Latest Articles
Separated by war, reunited by sport (28/7/2021)
The embrace of two brothers ignites social media but creates false narrative
The joy of Eid (20/7/2021)
With Eid al-Adha approaching, the sheep market in Idlib province is crowded with livestock. But the turnout is almost non-existent due to successive economic crises in northwest Syria
“We used to live in heaven”: Idlib through the eyes of a nature photographer
In Idlib’s most dangerous corner, a young nature photographer documents the forgotten aspects of everyday life, clinging to the beauty of Syria’s green province.
Improvised swimming pools bring joy and relief (12/7/2021)
Pickup trucks carrying water for mobile swimming pools to alleviate the impact of the heat wave on civilians, especially children, in camps in northwest Syria
Civilians, a target for guided missiles (5/7/2021)
Continuous shelling of northwest Syria by the regime and its Russian ally have mainly targeted civilians and their properties and homes
Daraa al-Balad: Renewed escalation? (28/6/2021)
Earthen berm and military checkpoints blocked Daraa al-Balad after the refusal of the local factions and the negotiating committee to hand over the light weapons in it
Food security under fire (21/6/2021)
A photo shows entirely burned wheat fields as a result of the regime’s bombing of opposition-held areas in al-Ghab plain in the western countryside of Hama province
Afrin Hospital Massacre (14/6/2021)
Al-Shifa Hospital in Afrin in Aleppo province, northern Syria, after it was targeted by missile strikes from positions controlled by government forces and the SDF, which led to deaths and injuries