Tariq Adely

Tariq Adely graduated from Brown University in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and translation. He continued his studies at the Qasid Institute and the Institute for Critical Thought in Amman, Jordan.

In rebel-held Idlib, Syrians battle stigma, lack of doctors to heal mental scars of war

Jul. 3, 2018

AMMAN: Suad Naji took all the pictures of her deceased husband and daughter down from the walls of her Idlib home one year ago. Packing the photos away with the rest of her family...

YPG to withdraw military advisors from contested city of Manbij following US-Turkey negotiations

Jun. 5, 2018

AMMAN: A Syrian Kurdish militia announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw the last of its forces from the north Aleppo city of Manbij, one day after Turkey and the United States...

Rebels fire on mobilizing government forces in Daraa amidst international negotiations over the fate of southern Syria

May. 30, 2018

AMMAN: Opposition factions shelled a convoy reportedly carrying pro-government fighters toward frontlines in Daraa city on Wednesday, a rebel spokesperson told Syria Direct, amids...

Northern Hama farmers see harvests burned by government bombardment

May. 29, 2018

AMMAN: Fires sparked by pro-government bombardment of agricultural land in Syria’s rebel-held northwest are costing farmers tens of thousands of dollars in damages, local of...

Hundreds of displaced residents make their way back to Afrin despite lingering ‘obstacles’ to return

May. 23, 2018

AMMAN: Approximately 200 families returned to the formerly Kurdish-held Afrin region of northwestern Syria over the past 48 hours, local officials and rebel spokespeople told Syri...

Government seizes full control of south Damascus from the Islamic State: Syrian Armed Forces

May. 21, 2018

AMMAN: Syrian government forces announced they seized full control of the southern districts of Damascus on Monday, one month after launching an air and ground offensive against I...

US-backed forces encircle last Islamic State positions along Euphrates River in eastern Syria

May. 16, 2018

AMMAN: American-backed forces encircled the last Islamic State-held positions along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria this week after capturing a key town near the border with ...

Pro-government forces close in on holdout Islamic State districts in south Damascus

May. 15, 2018

AMMAN: Syrian government forces and allied militias are fighting a “building-by-building” battle against dug-in Islamic State (IS) fighters in south Damascus, where hu...

Dozens of casualties in northern Aleppo city despite local efforts to curb gun violence

May. 7, 2018

AMMAN: Gun violence and clashes have killed seven residents of the north Aleppo city of al-Bab and injured dozens more this week as local authorities work to curb the spread of fi...

Leading Raqqa official dies amidst string of assassinations targeting members of northern Syria’s Kurdish-led government

May. 2, 2018

AMMAN: A member of the Raqqa Civil Council died this week under unclear circumstances, following a string of assaults and assassinations targeting officials in northern Syria&rsqu...