Waleed Khaled a-Noufal

Waleed a-Noufal was born in Ankhel in northern Daraa province. He attended high school in Ankhel but could not continue his study because of security reasons. Waleed worked as an activist in his local city council and the Umayya Media Center. In 2013, he moved to Jordan and finished his high school degree. Waleed wants to bring about a solution to the current crisis through his reporting. Follow Waleed on Twitter: @walid_ALnofal.

After weeks of relative calm, warplanes strike Idlib province ahead of impending battle for northwest

Sep. 4, 2018

The aftermath of an airstrike near Jisr a-Shughour on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Idlib Civil Defense. AMMAN: Syrian and Russian warplanes struck more than two dozen targe...

Leaving refugee camp behind, Syrian teenager dreams of soccer glory in Brazil sports academy: ‘I’ll make Syria proud’

Sep. 4, 2018

Zaatari's main sports field in August. Photo by Waleed a-Noufal. The plane touched down in the coastal Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro last Wednesday, and Syrian socc...

With memories still fresh from Daraa battle, recent arrivals to Idlib fear violence on the horizon

Aug. 29, 2018

Russian and Syrian soldiers guard a crossing east of Idlib province in August. George Ourfalian/AFP. AMMAN: Bassel al-Jaber watches his words these days. The 38-year-old arrived ...

‘Blood for blood’: Murder, retribution killings mire Syria’s eastern desert as tribes avenge Islamic State-era abuses

Aug. 22, 2018

Deir e-Zor tribal leaders meet with the SDF in August. Photo courtesy of SDF media. AMMAN: Marwan was out buying vegetables for his grocery shop in his eastern Deir e-Zor hometow...

Thousands flee southern Idlib as threat of pro-government offensive looms large

Aug. 16, 2018

Smoke rises near the rural Idlib town of a-Tamanah after government bombing on Wednesday. Photo provided by a local resident. AMMAN: Under a barrage of barrel bombs and rockets t...

‘Where am I supposed to go?’ Despite growing talk of returns, Syrian refugees in Zaatari still fear risks of heading home

Aug. 9, 2018

A Syrian in Zaatari Camp last week. Photo by Walid a-Nofal. ZAATARI: In a dusty metal caravan inside Zaatari, Jordan’s largest Syrian refugee camp, Abu Anwar scrolls throug...

As government launches wave of arrests in Daraa, dozens of stranded journalists fear for their fates

Aug. 7, 2018

Russian military police in the Daraa town of Tafas on July 11. Photo courtesy of Daraa Now. AMMAN: Freelance journalist Samira a-Darawwi doesn’t sleep in the same plac...

Daraa reconciliation agreements just ‘ink on paper’ for journalists, White Helmets awaiting results of closed-door negotiations

Jul. 26, 2018

Members of the Daraa Civil Defense earlier this month. Photo courtesy of Daraa Civil Defense. AMMAN: Hundreds of Syrian Civil Defense members and journalists along the Syrian-Jor...

After international rescue evacuates hundreds of White Helmets and family members, those left behind fear government reprisals

Jul. 23, 2018

Civil Defense volunteers run to the site of a bombing in Daraa city on June 25. Photo courtesy of Syria Civil Defense. AMMAN: In an unprecedented international rescue operation e...

Dozens of families ‘trapped’ in no-man’s land along Jordan border following government advances in Daraa

Jul. 19, 2018

Displaced Syrians place tents near the Jordanian border on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Abu Saeed. In a barren patch of land between Syria’s southwestern Daraa pr...