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
‘It’s game over’: Turkish-backed rebels 2km away from Islamic State stronghold of al-Bab
AMMAN: Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are battling Islamic State fighters and […]
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 […]
Regime airstrikes move from east Aleppo to countryside in ‘escalating assault’
AMMAN: As the regime and Russia pause in bombing the […]
Eight children dead, scores injured after mortar shell strikes East Ghouta kindergarten
A civilian evacuating a child from Harasta kindergarten. Photo courtesy […]
With ‘lessons learned’ from failed August campaign to break Aleppo encirclement, rebels try new strategy
AMMAN: Syrian rebels captured several residential blocks in regime-held west […]
March on Douma: Regime captures strategic high ground after 50-day ‘scorched-earth campaign’
AMMAN: One day after losing two key hilltops in East […]
Aleppo’s Hamdaniyah district unwilling frontline in newest assault on regime-held west
AMMAN: Residents of regime-held west Aleppo fled the city’s southwestern […]
Regime, rebel forces grind into third day of fight for Aleppo city
AMMAN: Syrian rebels were locked in a bloody stalemate with […]
Fighting resumes in east, west Aleppo as rebels prepare for ‘imminent epic battle’
AMMAN: Regime and rebel forces were locked in battles on […]
Kurdish-led coalition inches closer to contested al-Bab, prompting swift Turkish response
AMMAN: The race between Turkish-backed rebels and the Kurdish-led Syrian […]