Ammar Hamou

Author

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

Syrians included in Jordan’s plan to confront COVID-19: First vaccination center opens in Zaatari camp

February 18

Ninety-six Syrian refugees received the COVID-19 vaccine this week as the first group to benefit from the new vaccination center in Zaatari camp

Three years after ‘Olive Branch’: A militarized Afrin and continued violations against its residents

February 10

Three years since Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions took over the Afrin region, its original residents—especially the Kurds—have grown accustomed “to injustice.”

No flour for days in Al-Rukban: Residents fear famine amid growing food shortages in Syria

February 04

“We have had no bread in seven days because no flour reaches the camp. If the situation continues like this, we will die here of starvation.”

Still under water: Fix-gap relief isn't enough for Idlib's IDPs facing annual flooding

January 28

For the tenth consecutive winter, too little has been done to spare thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwestern Syria from their annual nightmare.

IDPs in northwest Syria: New winter, old ordeal (Photos)

January 19

Standing inside a flooded tent in the Umm Jaran informal camp, in the northern countryside of Idlib, Sharif Abu Khlaif was unable to describe their suffering.

Syrian child injured by landmine finds hope in sports

January 17

In 2015, Ismail al-Jouri lost his hand to a landmine in northern Raqqa. Three years ago he started playing with the village soccer team; and it changed his life.

In al-Rukban camp, humanitarian inaction opens avenues for aid diversion

December 22

The "Pharmacy of Hope", providing free medicine in al-Rukban camp, should have been a success story, but assistance is yet to come

“Home is always on my mind”: A new podcast by Syria Direct

November 22

In a new podcast series, Syria Direct presents the experiences of displaced Syrians.

Russia urges Syrian refugees to return - with no guarantees for their safety

November 17

Despite the obvious danger to Syrian refugees, Moscow and Damascus urged them to return in an international conference last week.

Syrians in France face the uncertain fallout of political tensions around caricatures, Islam and migration

November 11

After the recent beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty and the ensuing cultural backlash against Islam in France, Syrians have felt increasingly unsafe in France.