Ammar Hamou

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Ammar Hamou

Senior Editor

Ammar Hamou is a Senior Editor. Originally from East Ghouta outside the Syrian capital, Ammar studied journalism at Damascus University. He has participated in numerous journalism trainings in the US, Europe and Jordan, and has published in-depth research on the Syrian conflict.

ARTICLES

Syria’s strategic highways open, interests converge with no clear strategy

January 16

The Syrian's government's desire to control the strategic M5 highway running through Maarat al-Numan’s eastern neighborhoods has transformed the city and its surrounding towns int...

Corpses sent home as Syrians fight Turkey’s war in Libya

January 15

Turkey has enlisted Syrian opposition fighters in its war against Khalifa Haftar in Libya. What will be the consequences for the Syrians themselves?

Syrian Christians: Exploited or protected minority?

December 22

While all sides of the Syrian civil war claim to be the true protector of Syrian Christians, the religious minority feels increasingly unsafe. Who, if anyone, is standing up for S...

Sieda: ‘The Kurdish issue must be resolved within a national framework that includes all Syrians’

October 30

Syria Direct sat down with Dr. Abdulbasit Sieda, the former president of the Syrian National Council, to discuss the future of the Kurds and the Syrian national opposition in the ...

‘The constitutional committee’: A return to a political solution or evasion of international resolutions? (Timeline)

October 30

After years of countless negotiations and meetings, Syria’s “constitutional committee” begins its work in Geneva today. Will the committee lead to a political solution to the Syri...

Civilians the only innocent party in ‘Operation Peace Spring’

October 27

Humanitarian and human rights organizations have intensified their warnings about the consequences of the military operation, especially as civilian casualties and displacements m...

Nowhere to run: Syrian refugees face Damascus’ security apparatus in the EU

October 23

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians sought refuge from the Syrian government in the EU; however, Damascus' security services are determined to follow them.

Al-Rukban camp faces challenges after decline in assistance and services

October 14

Samir al-Homsi’s single-room mud house is thirty meters apart from his nearest neighbor in al-Rukban camp for displaced Syrians. “Most of the neighbors have left,” al-Homsi told S...

While rejecting ‘external influence,’ Russia dominates Syria (Timeline)

September 30

In the first of a five-part series, Syria Direct investigates the history of Russia's political actions in Syria and its political behavior surrounding its military intervention i...

Through training program, Syria Direct forges connections between communities

September 19

Today, Syria Direct concluded training its first class of Syrian and Jordanian trainees as part of the Connecting Communities through Professional Engagement Project in partnershi...