Interviews

“The wall engraved with shrapnel” and the remains of books: Memories of displacement in Idlib

May 21

“The SDF must acknowledge Turkey’s role in the region” says Kurdish political analyst

May 16

“No end in sight” A day in the life of a journalist during the Damascus fuel crisis

May 09

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March 25

‘When things happen in the dark, there’s a higher risk that abuses occur’: HRW’...

March 18

‘To venture into the unknown’: After several years in the diaspora, a defector ...

February 27

Syrian author Khaled Khalifa on latest novel about ‘fear, in all its manifestat...

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

July 19

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...

Kurdish political body gains increased independence in opposition’s negotiating committee despite rankling over Afrin operation

July 17

Members of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) in Riyadh in June. Photo courtesy of HNC. In late June, the Syrian opposition’s main negotiating body, the High Nego...

In a first for opposition-run local governance, a woman leads Aleppo’s displaced city council

July 10

Members of the newly elected Aleppo City Council last week, with Hashim center left in a white headscarf. Photo courtesy of The Local Council of Aleppo City. In a landslide victo...

In one Syrian displacement camp, World Cup an ‘escape’ from reality

July 09

Deir Ballut Camp residents watch the Spain-Iran World Cup match outside al-Sayyed’s tent on June 20. Photo courtesy of Rami al-Sayyed. More than a dozen men, young and old,...

After five years in Lebanon, one refugee makes a bittersweet return to Damascus

July 03

As the bus carrying Rahab Um Bakr wound its way through the streets of Damascus this past Sunday, the 36-year-old looked out the window at a city scarred by years of war. It was ...

After eight years of military service, one Syrian soldier prepares for a long-awaited return to ‘normal life’

May 29

Somur Abu Fida never expected his engagement to last so long. But just months after the Syrian Arab Army soldier proposed to his fiancée in 2010, protests and violence spr...

Latakia driver compelled to captain evacuation buses as ‘national duty’

May 28

Jaafar, a 40-year-old bus driver from the government-held, coastal province of Latakia, has been crisscrossing Syria behind the wheel of his privately owned coach for nearly 10 ye...

One young man ‘imprisoned’ in his own house, fearing arrest and conscription after government takes control of south Damascus

May 23

Whenever Mohammad Kheirallah hears a knock on the door of his house, his heart stops for a moment. He drops everything and crawls up to hide in a small storage space above the kit...

Former rebel fighter risks return to government-held Homs to escape dire living conditions in Rukban camp

May 22

Less than one year ago, Khaled al-Ahmad fought with a Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated faction in Syria’s sparsely populated eastern desert, where he lived with his family ...

After government victory, one Douma resident visits home for the first time in six years

May 21

Approaching the outskirts of Douma city with two of his four sons in the car earlier this month, Samir al-Hamwi was both thrilled and terrified of what awaited him in his hometown...