Bio
Will Christou
Will Christou studied Arabic and International Studies at the University of Florida. He has interned and worked for a variety of publications and think-tanks and joined Syria Direct in 2019. He has studied and worked in Jordan since 2017.
Latest Articles
The Autonomous Administration launches new reforms to placate tribal elements
Will new reforms be enough to quell discontent within the Autonomous Administration? The promised reforms include “local elections” across AA areas within a year.
Al-Rukban camp has no doctors, but that could change
Al-Rukban camp, a hastily put together settlement in the no-man’s land between Syria and Jordan, has been all but forgotten by the world.
COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts Syrian refugees in Jordan
Syrian refugees have been hit hard by the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.
US Envoy to Syria: ‘No change in troop presence in Syria’ whether Biden or Trump wins
In an interview with Syria Direct, US Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey discusses the future of US-Syria policy, sanctions, northeast Syria and more.
Can the Autonomous Administration solve its tribal problem in northeast Syria?
Recent moves by the Autonomous Administration to placate Arab tribes are a positive step for stability in northeast Syria–but will it be enough?
New HRW report implicates top Syrian and Russian officials in war crimes
Strikes conducted by Russian and Syrian armed forces in Idlib amounts to war crimes, a new HRW report says.
In pictures: Wildfires engulf Syria’s coast for the second time this summer
Wildfires engulf Syria’s coasts for the second time this summer displacing as many as 25,000 people from affected areas.
At home and abroad, LGBT Syrians fight to have their voices heard
“We need to break the door of the closet that they put us into and get out: We deserve life.”
Looting, burning, cutting: How a decade of war has shrunk Syria’s forests
After a decade of war, gross mismanagement, negligence and illegal logging, Syria’s forests and ecosystems have paid a grave toll.
How many airstrikes has Israel carried out on Syria in 2020? (interactive map)
View an interactive map of Israel’s airstrikes in Syria in 2020.