Latakia

From denial to discipline: Syrian government responds to the economic crisis
Jan 27,2020
Iran’s post-Soleimani strategy in Syria
“There are no more men”: The women of Latakia defy traditional gender roles
Souriyeh / سوريّة: Women’s voices from Syria
With al-Fuaa and Kufraya’s residents long gone, displaced families from across Syria take their place
LATEST FROM Latakia
Syrian mother 'trapped' on Turkish border as she vies to join husband in Germany
March 09
Leila couldn’t see the Turkish army snipers through the darkness late Sunday night, but when she heard warning shots, she knew it was time to run. She grabbed her two sons, ...
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Fires blaze through prized Latakia forestland, trees ‘reduced to charcoal’
March 02
When Abu Raed smelled smoke in the air on Wednesday morning, he immediately thought back to last November, when forest fires blazed through his village in the low-lying mountains ...
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A family divided by war leaves an elderly woman alone, ‘too ashamed’ to ask for help
February 13
When Umm Rahef, 71, remembers her late husband Hani, she remembers the good days: her childhood neighborhood in the coastal city of Latakia where they first met, the peaceful year...
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Most public transport in Latakia suspended amidst fuel shortage, 2 bus lines reinstated after outcry
February 09
Public transportation services in the regime-held, northwest coastal city of Latakia and its surrounding villages are now at a virtual halt because of a diesel shortage. Public t...
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Syria Situation Report: January 19 - January 26, 2017
January 26
Welcome to the latest installment of the Syria SITREP highlighting key developments in the Syrian Civil War. The SITREP Map is made possible through a partnership between the Inst...
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‘People can’t stand it any longer:’ Regime supporters in Latakia fed up with 1 hour of electricity
January 17
On January 15, dozens of pro-regime supporters protested even deeper power cuts in the Syrian government’s northwest stronghold of Latakia. For the past five months, the co...
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Syria Situation Report: December 23 - January 4, 2017
January 04
Welcome to the latest installment of the Syria SITREP highlighting key developments in the Syrian Civil War. The SITREP Map is made possible through a partnership between the Inst...
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Syria Situation Report: December 2 - December 8, 2016
December 08
Welcome to the latest installment of the Syria SITREP highlighting key developments in the Syrian Civil War. The SITREP Map is made possible through a partnership between the Inst...
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A Syrian army soldier after 7 years of service: ‘We offer up our souls on the frontline and die for nothing’
November 15
When Ahmad entered the Syrian Arab Army in 2010 to fulfill his military service requirement, he left behind his family of nine, and his fiancée. Stationed in the...
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Syria Situation Report: October 6 - October 13, 2016
October 13
Welcome to the latest installment of the Syria SITREP highlighting key developments in the Syrian Civil War. The SITREP Map is made possible through a partnership between the Inst...
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