Alaa Nassar

Author

Alaa Nassar

Reporter

Alaa was forced to flee Damascus with her family because of the pressure from the Syrian regime in 2013. She was a student of Arabic Language & Literature at the University of Damascus. She came to Syria Direct because she hopes to find a new direction in her life and to show the world what is happening in her country.

ARTICLES

Assad regime, HTS, and ISIS attempt to silence female journalists in Idlib

March 30

Syria Direct spoke to four women working as on-camera reporters and print journalists in HTS-held Idlib city to learn what they experience in their male-dominated profession.

Clinics close in al-Rukban as camp braces for Coronavirus

March 29

As the rest of the world isolates themselves to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the 12,700 Syrians who reside in the al-Rukban internally displaced people’s camp find themselve...

Idlib's antiquities: A forgotten tragedy in northwest Syria

March 17

Through their eroding cobblestones and damaged, worn-out carvings, Idlib province's heritage sites tell the tale of another unfolding tragedy in northwest Syria.

Photo essay: Syrian artist challenges death with art

March 04

Akram Suweidan transformed the very same weapons of war meant to kill him and his fellow Syrians into pieces of art, delivering his message of freedom to the world.

Aggression in last de-escalation zone risks fallout between Turkey and Russia

February 10

As Russian-backed Syrian government forces advanced in northwest Syria, retaking town after town despite warnings from Turkey, opposition forces retreated and Ankara stepped up it...

Ceasefire violations and scores dead: Will northwest Syria suffer the same fate as Ghouta?

January 26

In just ten days, the assault by Syrian government forces on northwest Syria has left 94 dead–including 32 children, six women, and one volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defense– an...

After two years of governing, HTS ‘Salvation Government’ deepens misery in Idlib

January 25

On the eve of 2020, the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), the de facto government in Idlib province, announced a government reshuffle for the third time since it was established ...

Price explosions exacerbate suffering in war-torn northwestern Syria

January 13

The situation, however, is most dire in Idlib province, where millions of internally displaced Syrians remain stranded. Many of them have lost most of their possessions and are su...

Amid a rainy winter, IDPs face a housing shortage in northwest Syria

December 10

The rainy season has already begun in Syria, leaving over a million IDPs in northwest Syria exposed to the harsh elements. What efforts are being undertaken to protect them?

‘Operation Peace Spring’ worsens the fuel crisis in Northwestern Syria

December 01

Almost all military and political developments in Syria can be felt in Idlib. The most recent example is the current fuel crisis as a result of the Turkish-led “Operation Peace Sp...