Daraa

Fires, reduced prices disappoint northern Syria’s hopes for record harvest

May 26,2019

‘Where are you from?’ Facing fines and bureaucracy, refugee children in Jordan go undocumented

Mysterious assassinations, bombings as ‘security breakdown’ mires Daraa’s fragile peace

Souriyeh / سوريّة: Women’s voices from Syria

In Daraa, where ‘walls have ears,’ post-reconciliation communities marred by fear, mistrust

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After international rescue evacuates hundreds of White Helmets and family members, those left behind fear government reprisals

July 23

Civil Defense volunteers run to the site of a bombing in Daraa city on June 25. Photo courtesy of Syria Civil Defense. AMMAN: In an unprecedented international rescue operation e...

‘They took the idea of a ceasefire and distorted it’: Opposition negotiator reflects on de-escalation after Daraa battle

July 23

Government buses gather in held Daraa in a photo from July 15. Photo courtesy of Nabaa Media. Yahya al-Aridi had his first foray into negotiations in the early 90s, when he...

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...

Syrian government seizes strategic high ground as ‘battle for mountains,’ reconciliation talks in Daraa province continue

July 18

Atop Tel al-Hara in March 2017. Photo courtesy of Amjad Assaf. AMMAN: Syrian government warplanes launched airstrikes against hardline rebel fighters entrenched on a hilltop over...

‘There must be a future to look toward’: Syria Direct graduates 11th cohort of trainee journalists

July 15

Syria Direct graduated its 11th class of young, aspiring Syrian journalists on Sunday after they completed a three-month course in researching and producing in-depth, objective re...

Thousands of displaced families cornered along Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after rebels surrender eastern Daraa

July 11

Embed from Getty Images // Displaced Daraa residents in the Burayqah camp near the Golan Heights in July. Photo courtesy of Ahmad Al-Msalam. AMMAN: After being di...

Pro-government warplanes bomb Islamic State affiliate in Daraa for first time

July 11

Aftermath of pro-government airstrikes on JKW-held territory on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Muhammad al-Ajami. AMMAN: Pro-government warplanes bombed an Islamic State affil...

At least 270 journalists and media workers stranded in southwestern Syria as murky reconciliation deal unfolds

July 10

Displaced Syrians along the Syrian border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in July. Photo by Mohamad Yusuf/AFP. AMMAN: Scores of journalists and activists are stranded bet...

Syrian army takes control of most of Jordanian border as Daraa rebels await reconciliation

July 09

Displaced Syrians return to their homes in Busra a-Sham after pro-government forces captured the Naseeb border crossing on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Bosra Press. AMMAN: Syrian ...

Intensified pro-government bombardment hits Daraa border region after Russian-brokered negotiations fall through

July 05

The Daraa town of Saida after pro-government airstrikes on Wednesday. Photo by Mohamad Abazeed/AFP. AMMAN: Renewed pro-government airstrikes, missiles and shelling stru...

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Photo Essay: Everyday Jordanians send mattresses, bread, water to Daraa displaced as border remains shut

Photo Essay: A look inside Islamic State schoolbooks in southern Syria

‘There were children in there’: A testimony from a surrendered suicide bomber

Rebuilding a culture of sports around a war: ‘We don’t operate in hot zones’

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