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Update: Mapping the Coronavirus in Syria

May 27

Damascus struggles to secure wheat supply amidst coronavirus crisis

May 18

Unable to control territory, IS still ‘has the upper hand in the Syrian Badiya’

May 17

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April 13

Schools in northwest Syria adapt to war and COVID-19 by shifting to digital pla...

March 19

Mazen al-Hamada disappears “under mysterious circumstances” after returning to ...

March 04

Why were Turkey’s drones so effective in Idlib?

March 04

As losses mount in Idlib, Damascus sends conscripts from “reconciled” areas to ...

Fear and uncertainty in Daraa: Is reconciliation over?

May 15

Can the reconciliation agreements survive Daraa's brewing insurgency and the government's heavy-handed tactics to crush it?

Economic anxiety continues despite Assad’s speech on the coronavirus

May 10

Since October 2019, the Syrian pound (SYP) has been in a steep decline, driven primarily by the financial crisis unfolding in Lebanon as well as structural problems in the nationa...

How does Israel keep getting past Syria’s air defenses?

May 07

Do Israel's successful strikes in Syria reflect faulty Russian air defense equipment or the Syrian military's lack of expertise?

Ineligible for government aid, Syrians in Jordan struggle amidst COVID-19 lockdowns

May 06

Syrian refugees in Jordan find themselves ineligible for government aid, even as they are prevented from returning to work.

Overcrowded prisons and camps in northeast Syria raise fears of COVID-19 outbreak

May 05

Poor living conditions and overcrowding raise concerns over a COVID-19 outbreak in northeast Syria.

‘Home is no longer safe’, Syrian refugee women in Jordan fear domestic violence more than COVID-19

May 03

As Jordan enters its sixth week of coronavirus-induced lockdown, victims of domestic violence, especially refugees, continue to suffer at the hands of their abusers with no end in...

Once longing for an ‘emirate’ in Syria, HTS now struggles for survival

April 30

Not long after a video was circulated on social media showing fighters affiliated with Hayaat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) threatening Turkish soldiers in Syria’s northwestern province of...

Torture and death: Life in al-Khateeb detention center

April 29

What is life like inside al-Khateeb, one of Syria's most notorious prisons?

Antagonism and confusion undermine northeast Syria’s response to the coronavirus

April 28

The first death from COVID-19 in northeast Syria this month has brought to the fore the anticipated difficulties of containing and combating the pandemic in the divided country.

As Ramadan begins, the Syrian government eases coronavirus-restrictions to kickstart the economy

April 26

Over the past two weeks, the Syrian government has announced a certain easing of coronavirus-related restrictions in a bid to restart economic activity as the holy month of Ramada...