Bio
Walid Al Nofal
Walid Al Nofal is a journalist with Syria Direct originally from Daraa province in southern Syria. He worked as a field reporter shortly after the Syrian revolution began in 2011 until he moved to Jordan in 2013. Today, Walid’s work focuses on documenting humanitarian violations committed by various actors in the Syrian conflict.
Latest Articles
Suspended sponsorship programs drive Daraa children into labor market, poverty
Nearly five years after Daraa returned to Damascus’ control, humanitarian organizations that previously sponsored children who lost their parents have not been able to resume their work, leaving children to face extreme poverty or the labor market, leaving school behind.
Al-Jolani in Jenderes: Is HTS using minorities as a way into northern Aleppo?
Following the killing of five Kurds in Jenderes by Turkish-backed forces in March, HTS intervened in SNA territory for the second time in six months, underscoring al-Jolani’s ambitions of territorial expansion and highlighting his use of ethnic and religious minorities to make a case for himself.
With empty pockets and shrinking menus, Syrians greet ‘hardest’ Ramadan yet
Syrian Muslims greeted Ramadan this week with empty pockets and shrinking menus, as the country grapples with the unprecedented expense and scarcity of basic goods and services.
The battle for Yarmouk continues: Damascus’ laws, decisions threaten property rights
Former residents of the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus face a “legal battle” with the Syrian regime regarding decisions on rubble removal, heightening fears they could lose their property.
Perspective: Of pro-regime marches and freedom demonstrations: Two decades of reshaping a Syrian human being
On the twelfth anniversary of the Syrian revolution, our reporter Walid Al Nofal reflects on his personal experience.
12 years on, ‘revolution’ service institutions under Turkish authority
Twelve years after the Syrian revolution began, formal opposition political and service institutions are wholly reliant on Turkey, impacting service provision and governance in the areas they administer.
Does the earthquake threaten real estate ownership in Syria? How can it be protected?
Extensive earthquake damage to residential buildings in Syria raises many questions about what structural and legal measures those affected should take to protect their property.
After the earthquake, northwestern Syria’s crisis deepens ‘by the day’
Before the earthquake, northwestern Syria was taking the first steps of early recovery. The disaster set it back several years, and thousands of impacted people now face a shortage of emergency aid in the absence of support for stabilization and basic services.
Earthquake, years of war make northwestern Syria’s buildings ‘graves above ground’
Many residential buildings in northwestern Syria were already weakened by years of bombing or built in ways that did not meet engineering and construction standards when the February 6 earthquake struck, leaving them prone to collapse.
4th Division redeploys in Syria’s south in the wake of the US Captagon Act and Arab normalization
More than a year after withdrawing from southern Syria, the Syrian army’s 4th Division is returning. Analysts see it as a money-making move and a way to control the drug trade, coinciding with the US Captagon Act and regional Arab initiatives to resolve the crisis.