Quneitra

After stealing their dream of freedom, Damascus goes after Syrians’ assets

Nov 07,2019

Hezbollah transforms civilians’ homes in southern Syria into Israeli targets

Syrian farmers in Golan Heights fear loss of livelihoods, ‘cultural life’ from Israeli wind farm plans

In occupied Golan Heights, little surprise over Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty: ‘We’re already living ...

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

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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Advancing Damascus-led forces bisect eastern Daraa countryside in battle for Syria’s southwest

June 26

AMMAN: Pro-government forces vying to recapture southwestern Syria from opposition fighters made their first significant advances there on Tuesday morning, capturing a key rebel t...

Thousands of civilians flee towns near Daraa’s frontlines as rebels talk of ‘preemptive strike’ against government forces

March 12

AMMAN: Thousands of civilians are fleeing opposition-held towns along frontlines with Syrian government forces in southern Daraa province amid claims of an upcoming rebel offensiv...

‘Everything is drenched’: Heavy flooding hits camps for displaced Syrians near Golan Heights

January 18

AMMAN: Everything Fatima owns is underwater. Early Thursday morning, the tent that Fatima and her children have lived in for more than a year and a half collapsed after several d...

After jailbreak and IED attack, opposition court in Daraa calls on rebel groups for more security

November 01

AMMAN: The main opposition-run court in Daraa province is closed this week “due to lack of security,” the court president told Syria Direct on Monday, citing unwilling...

Behind the story: Meet the journalists who risk the wrath of all sides to cover Syria’s south

September 27

All through September, Syria Direct has published a series of interviews and reports on the state of southern Syria, by reporters there, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer ...

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Pictures reportedly place Iranian general in Daraa

Jabhat a-Nusra issues demands using UN peacekeepers as leverage

'Almost complete control' for rebels in southern Quneitra

Rebels purport to show weapons seized after seizing Quneitra hills

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