Trapped in the desert, Syrians trade in rare birds
In the remote Rukban camp, falcon trapping has become an obsession among the desperate residents. But while hunters dream of changed lives, birds pay a high price.
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03, 2022
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07, 2021
Medical and food blockades deepen the ordeal of al-Rukban’s forgotten Syrian inhabitants
In addition to the food blockade imposed by the Assad regime since 2016, al-Rukban camp, in the no-man's-land along the Syrian-Jordanian border, suffers a medical blockade following the close of the UNICEF medical point on the Jordanian side of the border in March 2020.
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04, 2021
Under the pretext of utilization, the regime aims to seize Homs’ old markets
Shop owners in Old Homs are forced to reopen their stores or face legally-baseless seizures by the regime.
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02, 2021
No flour for days in Al-Rukban: Residents fear famine amid growing food shortages in Syria
“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.”
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12, 2020
In al-Rukban camp, humanitarian inaction opens avenues for aid diversion
The "Pharmacy of Hope", providing free medicine in al-Rukban camp, should have been a success story, but assistance is yet to come
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11, 2020
“Home is always on my mind”: A new podcast by Syria Direct
In a new podcast series, Syria Direct presents the experiences of displaced Syrians.
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11, 2020
Al-Rukban camp has no doctors, but that could change
Al-Rukban camp, a hastily put together settlement in the no-man’s land between Syria and Jordan, has been all but forgotten by the world.
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10, 2020
In pictures: Wildfires engulf Syria’s coast for the second time this summer
Wildfires engulf Syria’s coasts for the second time this summer displacing as many as 25,000 people from affected areas.
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09, 2020
Sorrow in the city, joy in the desert: A marriage in al-Rukban camp
Despite of all the challenges, love flourishes in the no-man's land of al-Rukban.
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05, 2020
Unable to control territory, IS still ‘has the upper hand in the Syrian Badiya’
IS has taken advantage of the Syrian Badia's terrain to conduct an effective guerilla warfare campaign.