The Syrian Civil Defense, once only able to operate in opposition-held territory, deployed its 3,300 volunteers across most of the country as the Assad regime fell. What comes next for the rescue organization?
Kurdish and Arab residents of northeastern Syria described joy at the fall of the Assad regime, while views of the new authorities in Damascus and the future of SDF-held areas range from optimism to trepidation.
Damascus residents speak with a new tone, using new words, as entrenched fears unravel with the fall of the Assad regime. Still, concerns remain about what awaits in a new Syria.
In the chaotic, jubilant process of emptying Assad’s prisons—including the notorious Saydnaya on the outskirts of Damascus—misinformation has spread and crucial evidence has been tampered with, SNHR’s Nour al-Khatib tells Syria Direct.
As the situation in and around Damascus rapidly changed throughout the day on Saturday, three civilians in and around the capital told Syria Direct what they were seeing, hearing and feeling.
In an interview with Syria Direct, US Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey discusses the future of US-Syria policy, sanctions, northeast Syria and more.
UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Kevin Kennedy, speaks with Syria Direct about the humanitarian situation in northwest Syria and the impact of the recent closure of Bab al-Salameh.
Ambassador Frederic C. Hof warns that this new round of sanctions which aims to achieve a genuine political settlement, “will prove to be ‘too little too late.’
Aisha Hasso says that the SDF could join government forces in their fight in Idlib if an agreement concerning the SDF's role in the Syrian Armed Forces is reached.
Syria Direct sat down with Dr. Abdulbasit Sieda, the former president of the Syrian National Council, to discuss the future of the Kurds and the Syrian national opposition in the wake of Operation Peace Spring.
