Rifaat al-Assad: From the Butcher of Hama to aspiring opposition leader
The younger brother of Hafez al-Assad has been sentenced to four years in prison on the charges of embezzling $300 million from Syrian state funds.
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06, 2020
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06, 2020
Russia carries out airstrikes in Idlib as Turkey advances in Libya
Is Russia's escalation in Idlib related to Turkish gains in Libya?
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05, 2020
Damascus struggles to secure wheat supply amidst coronavirus crisis
Two weeks into Syria’s wheat harvest and amidst an economic crisis spiraling out of control, Damascus is scrambling to secure its supply of the essential grain.
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09, 2019
Hijacking of the “freedom revolution”: HTS imprisons activists in northwest Syria (interactive map)
During the first week of September, protesters across Idlib province expressed their opposition to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) leader, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, and the Syrian government’s ongoing military campaign in northwest Syria.
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07, 2019
Syrians, activists participate in global hunger strike to protest military campaign in northwest Syria
AMMAN- With a weak, wavering voice, Brita Haji Hassan describes, over a Whatsapp voice message from his hospital bed in Switzerland, on July 4, how his health is “unstable,” a result of 26 consecutive days without food.
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06, 2019
Thousands of students take primary and secondary school exams in northwest Syria amidst bombing campaign
AMMAN- Thousands of students sat down to take their final exams last Sunday in the opposition-held area in northwestern Syria following a two-week delay as the Educational Ministry of the Syrian Interim Government struggled to coordinate testing amid massive waves of displacement, resulting from the Syrian government’s bombing campaign on the region.
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02, 2019
After cuts, German aid agency reinstates funding to health directorates in rebel-held north with ‘strict conditions’
German development agency GIZ reinstated vital funding to health directorates across northwestern Syria according to “strict conditions,” local officials told Syria Direct on Monday, after it cut funds following major advances by hardline Islamist fighters in the region last month.
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02, 2019
Souriyeh / سوريّة: Women’s voices from Syria
For around five years, Judi Arash lived under siege in a bombed-out, encircled rebel-held area of northern Homs that, at one point, was restricted to just three square kilometers.As a respite, she threw herself into her job as a journalist, choosing to report on the conflict unfolding around her.
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02, 2019
After inconclusive talks in Sochi, pro-government artillery escalates bombardment on key Idlib towns
AMMAN: Pro-government forces escalated artillery and rocket barrages on rebel-held towns in Syria’s northwest on Sunday, days after trilateral international talks between Iran, Russia and Turkey over the region’s future ended with little sign of concrete agreement.
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01, 2019
Local councils, civil society brace for HTS takeover after cuts to healthcare funding in rebel-held northwest
AMMAN: Civil society organizations and local government bodies in Syria’s rebel-held northwest are bracing for funding cuts and an encroaching transition towards hardline Islamist rule, after several health directorates in the region suspended employment salaries in response to at least one key donor reportedly pulling funding late last week.