Household items ‘looted from Daraa’ for sale in Suwayda streets, sparking local outcry
AMMAN: In the wake of government advances against opposition fighters in Syria’s southwest Da...
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Striking from the desert: Arms expert on how the Islamic State, in retreat, fuels its war effort
The Islamic State is now scattered across the deserts of Syria and Iraq. Driven back on all fronts,...
Advancing Damascus-led forces bisect eastern Daraa countryside in battle for Syria’s southwest
AMMAN: Pro-government forces vying to recapture southwestern Syria from opposition fighters made th...
Three women shaping the future of Syria by taking part in the workforce
Syria’s women are increasingly taking on the role of primary breadwinner in their families as...
US-backed rebels withdraw from eastern desert with no clear mission ahead
AMMAN: US-backed rebel militias in Syria’s remote, southeastern desert region have withdrawn ...
‘We’re staying out of it’: Syrian Arab Army soldiers in Suwayda defy military command
After serving for three years in the Syrian Arab Army, from 2012 to 2015, Abu Sari was ready to go ...
Lack of services and staff shortages hit Suwayda countryside schools
Last winter, a student at the school in Suwayda where Faed Abdullah is the principal brought a ...
Joshua Landis: Syria on track ‘to go back to what we had before’
Western media outlets are increasingly adopting a shared narrative on Syria: the end of the war may...
Suwayda residents, citing weak government authority, turn anew to tribal laws to resolve civil, criminal matters
AMMAN: Residents of regime-held Suwayda province in Syria’s south are turning to centuries-ol...
Behind the story: Meet the journalists who risk the wrath of all sides to cover Syria’s south
All through September, Syria Direct has published a series of interviews and reports on the state o...
Women take on a more public role in Suwayda as men stream out of province
These days, coffee shops in Suwayda city are full of young women smoking water pipes—once a s...
