‘I wanted to show the truth’: Syria Direct trainees reflect as 10th cohort of journalists graduates
Syria Direct graduated its tenth class of aspiring Syrian journalists in Amman on Sunday, marking t...
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Refugees expert: ‘More displacement’ to come as returning Syrians face myriad obstacles back home
Syrian refugees in Beirut prepare to depart for Damascus in September. Anwar Amro/AFP.
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‘Ghouta is a glimpse into the future of south Damascus,’ says rebel negotiator
The surrender and evacuation of the East Ghouta suburbs just outside Damascus in recent weeks leave...
Putting a face to Syria’s war dead: A photographer on a mission to document every casualty
For the past four years, Syrian photographer Tamer Turkmane has been working independently to ...
Months after coalition-backed victory in Raqqa, bodies still being pulled from the rubble
More than five months after United States-backed Syrian forces captured Raqqa from the Islamic Stat...
'It's time to live a normal life,' says resident choosing to remain in East Ghouta as government regains control
Samirah Hashem wrestled with her decision for seven days, as convoy after convoy of buses carrying ...
‘I will remember everything, down to the stones’: Five residents on leaving East Ghouta
More than 16,000 people left their homes in East Ghouta over the past five days alone, boarding bus...
As thousands flee Douma for government-controlled Damascus, one father faces a difficult choice
Alone in Douma, Hassan Abdelrahman is weighing his options. The 37-year-old grocery store owner&rsq...
Interim governing council formed to tackle ‘disaster’ in Afrin after Turkish-backed offensive
The Turkish military announced “complete” control over Afrin canton on Saturday, follow...
Caesarean sections by phone light: One doctor's experience delivering babies underground in East Ghouta
In an underground shelter just east of Damascus this week, with the sound of nearby bombings echoin...
‘No such thing as safety in Damascus,’ says resident after bloody market bombing
Senad Abu Uday opened his butcher shop in government-held Damascus during the daytime on Tuesday&md...
