Bio
Orion Wilcox
Orion Wilcox was a 2014-2015 CASA fellow in Amman, Jordan where he interned with the UNRWA Jordan Field Office. He received his BA in Economics and Arabic language from the University of Mississippi. Following the CASA program, Orion worked as a freelance translator and interpreter in Amman.
Latest Articles
The day after: What happens when IS is defeated?
On Tuesday, September 5, Syrian regime forces fought into Deir […]
In eastern Syria, fears of revenge killings, tribal clashes after defeat of Islamic State
AMMAN: In Syria as in Iraq, the Islamic State is […]
Former rebel reflects on new life under regime control: ‘Fear of the intelligence services has returned’
After three years of fighting, 30-year-old rebel fighter Mohammad al-Moadamani […]
With all eyes on Raqqa, US-backed rebels take on the Islamic State in Syria’s mountains
AMMAN: US-backed rebels captured portions of a strategic highway from […]
For one Qudsaya rebel, a lonely exile in Idlib: ‘I don’t have anyone here’
Mohammed a-Shami is living in a camp for displaced fighters […]
Moscow extends Aleppo ceasefire by 24 hours as rebels say ‘we will not accept any Russian conditions’
AMMAN: The Russian Ministry of Defense extended a temporary pause […]
Trapped in desert between Syria and Jordan, thousands of displaced fear total isolation after suicide attack
AMMAN: A recent car bombing near an isolated camp for […]
Palestinian camp bombed, blockaded even though ‘no armed elements’ inside
AMMAN: An 11-day Syrian government bombing campaign has killed five […]
Amidst talk of an Aleppo ground invasion, regime’s persistence ‘a real problem for the rebels,’ says WINEP analyst
Over the past two weeks, as Syrian and Russian warplanes […]
Pro-regime correspondent: ‘The Syrian army understands that the battle for Aleppo will likely take a long time’
AMMAN: The Syrian army is slowly gaining ground on the […]