Suwayda

Anger and confusion erupt over the Syrian government’s decision to ration bread through the smart card

Apr 21,2020

Kidnapping row fuels sectarian strife between Daraa and Suwayda

Smart cards for rationing: how the Syrian government is outsmarting accountability

From denial to discipline: Syrian government responds to the economic crisis

Suweida governorate terrorized by increased gang activity, kidnappings

LATEST FROM Suwayda

‘We’re staying out of it’: Syrian Arab Army soldiers in Suwayda defy military command

October 03

After serving for three years in the Syrian Arab Army, from 2012 to 2015, Abu Sari was ready to go home. The 24-year-old soldier from Syria’s south had fought along the fro...

Lack of services and staff shortages hit Suwayda countryside schools

October 02

Last winter, a student at the school in Suwayda where Faed Abdullah is the principal brought a canister of diesel with him to class. It was too cold for him to focus, he said...

Joshua Landis: Syria on track ‘to go back to what we had before’

September 28

Western media outlets are increasingly adopting a shared narrative on Syria: the end of the war may be years away, but the outcome is clear. The Islamic State will be defeated. Ba...

Suwayda residents, citing weak government authority, turn anew to tribal laws to resolve civil, criminal matters

September 27

AMMAN: Residents of regime-held Suwayda province in Syria’s south are turning to centuries-old tribal practices to combat lawlessness, solve familial disputes and handle mar...

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 ...

Women take on a more public role in Suwayda as men stream out of province

September 26

These days, coffee shops in Suwayda city are full of young women smoking water pipes—once a social taboo. Women are filling the ranks of the wait staff at local restaurants....

Suwayda residents react to increased Russian presence on the ground

September 19

After an international ceasefire went into effect in southern Syria in July, Russian personnel deployed to several villages in regime-held Suwayda province near frontlines with op...

The state of Syria's south: A month-long reporting series from Syria Direct

September 11

AMMAN: Half of Syria’s southernmost city, the provincial capital of Daraa, sits in ruins. Thousands of homes and shops lie flattened, the targets of airstrikes and shelling ...

As battles approach, displaced Syrians empty border camp: ‘No stability in our lives’

September 06

AMMAN: The Hadalat displacement camp along Syria’s southeastern border was “totally emptied out” on Wednesday, two rebel spokesmen and a camp official on the gro...

Rebel-held Daraa loses lifeline after regime offensive cuts flow of smuggled Islamic State oil

August 24

AMMAN: A smuggling route that is the source of fuel to the rebel-held half of Daraa province remains cut off for a second week on Thursday after regime forces seized territory cut...

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