Reports

Astana Talks placed three de-escalation zones under government control. Is Idlib next? (Timeline)

August 18

Khan Sheikhoun: A city that dies more than once

August 15

With new tactics and targets, ISIS demonstrates resilience in Syria (interactive map)

August 10

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May 26

Fires, reduced prices disappoint northern Syria’s hopes for record harvest

May 14

On the anniversary of the peace deal in Southern Damascus “there is no amnesty,...

May 06

“Where is there left to go?” Three Clinics are hit in regime strikes in Northwe...

April 10

The politics of return: Refugees, NGOs navigate increasingly fraught climate in...

Syrian students in Jordan struggle with multiple obstacles to post-secondary education

August 06

AMMAN- 4761 Syrians sat for high school final exams (tawjihi) this year, according to the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education, Sami al-Salaitah, among which hundreds ar...

Four months in, civilians remain a target of the government military campaign on northwest Syria

August 02

AMMAN- Since the beginning of Russia and the Syrian government’s military campaign on northwest Syria in April 2019, territory control has barely changed.

Suweida governorate terrorized by increased gang activity, kidnappings

July 31

AMMAN- The number of kidnappings in Suweida governorate has sharply increased in the last four months, frightening a governorate which stayed relatively quiet during the Syrian ci...

Deportation of refugees from Turkey deepens Syrian opposition’s dilemma

July 30

Thousands of refugees have been deported to Syria amidst a security crackdown, now in its third week, on Syrian refugees in Turkey, especially in Istanbul.

Syrians in Turkey are arbitrarily deported to war-torn Idlib

July 28

AMMAN — Amr Daboul set off to cross the sea between Turkey and Greece in an inflatable boat. Though the trip is dangerous, he told Syria Direct he was willing to take the risk to ...

Turkish safe zone in Syria waits for US approval as tensions escalate

July 25

AMMAN- The US Special Representative for Syria, James Jeffrey, met with the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara on Monday, July 22 to discuss forming a safe zone in nor...

Rising assassinations: Is Daraa going back to square one?

July 24

AMMAN- The bombing of a Syrian military bus in Daraa governorate by an unknown group on June 17th exemplified the intensifying violence that is engulfing southern Syria as a multi...

Syrians in legal limbo after Turkish security crackdown

July 23

AMMAN - When Othman al-Shami (pseudonym) walks through Istanbul’s markets, he does so with great caution, as he is wary of the recent crackdown on Syrians living and working in Tu...

A year after “reconciliation”: Arrests and disappearances abound in southern Syria

July 18

AMMAN- One year after the Syian government retook control of southern Syria, the promised “reconciliation process” is stumbling as the area’s security situation deteriorates due t...

Istanbul mayoral election exposes hate, resentment for Syrians in Turkey

July 16

AMMAN- Istanbul’s re-run mayoral election last month held deep significance for Syrians in Turkey, as it proved to be a microcosm for an ongoing national debate about the status o...