‘Nothing is as it should be’: Residents in East Ghouta struggle under broken economy six months into government rule
Al-Jalaa Street, site of Douma’s largest market, in December 2014. Photo courtesy of Khaled O...
Ammar Hamou
Ammar Hammou is from Douma city in outer Damascus. He studied journalism at Damascus University and left Syria in 2011.
Sudden closure of UN-run medical clinic leaves tens of thousands in Rukban camp without vital care
Rukban camp in March. Photo courtesy of Rukban Camp Civil Council.
AMMAN: A UN-run medical clinic ...
Russian-Turkish agreement stalls anticipated Idlib offensive ‘for the time being,' civilians, rebel commanders say
Putin and Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia on September 17. Photo courtesy of Russian Foreign Min...
With diplomacy failing, Syrian government, rebels and regional powers gear up for final Idlib showdown
Wreckage after an airstrike in Idlib this June. Photo courtesy of Idlib Civil Defense.
AMMAN:...
YPG’s insurgent campaign edges closer to Afrin rebels, civilians with deadly attack
A motorbike passes through an Afrin street in April. Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP.
AMMAN: Darkness...
After displacement to the north, Syrians from East Ghouta navigate fragmented opposition administration
A Turkish government official visits al-Bab Local Council in February. Photo courtesy of al-Bab Loc...
Despite government assurances, fears of conscription among young East Ghoutans sour hopes for return to university
Downtown Damascus in July. Louai Beshara/AFP.
AMMAN: Nasser was into his third year of a business ...
Raqqa authorities struggle to identify the dead as funding cuts slow recovery effort
The First Responders Team excavates a Raqqa grave in August. Photo courtesy of Raqqa Civi...
‘It’s like you have red flags all over you’: In rebel-held north, Syrians displaced by the Islamic State face discrimination, social stigma
A displacement camp near northern Aleppo’s Azaz in April. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP.
AMMAN: Rudain...
‘A treasure house of Syria’s past’: Archaeologists, NGOs reckon with scale of cultural looting in post-IS Raqqa
Mosaics in the Raqqa Museum after Islamic State battle in August. Photo by Abdullah Isma...
