‘Zero season’: Syrian farmers face worst drought in decades
Syria’s worst drought in decades has wiped out rain-fed crops and diminished yields across the country, devastating farmers and raising the risk of food shortages.
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06, 2025
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05, 2025
Damascus and the AANES: Complex negotiations at a pivotal moment
Planned talks between the AANES and Damascus were postponed this week, while efforts to implement the March 10 agreement remain slow and complex. Two separate delegations from the northeast aim to negotiate, while Damascus still rejects decentralization.
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05, 2025
After years of revival, what is the Kurdish language’s future in Syria?
Long-suppressed by the Assad regime, the Kurdish language underwent an educational and cultural revival in Syria over the past decade. In the new Syria, its speakers refuse to lose ground and are fighting for recognition.
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03, 2025
Can the SDF-Damascus deal withstand internal divisions and geopolitical shifts?
Three weeks on, little tangible progress has been made towards implementing the SDF-Damascus agreement, which faces a range of internal and external challenges.
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12, 2024
‘A new chapter’: Anxiety and optimism in northeastern Syria
Kurdish and Arab residents of northeastern Syria described joy at the fall of the Assad regime, while views of the new authorities in Damascus and the future of SDF-held areas range from optimism to trepidation.
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11, 2024
Op-Ed: Syria’s climate emergency: Conflict no excuse for inaction
Syria’s environmental challenges have been sidelined—overshadowed by more than 13 years of devastating conflict and instability—but delaying climate interventions is not an option, Haid Haid writes.
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11, 2024
What does the US presidential election mean for Syria?
For US policy on Syria, this year’s election is largely a choice between a continued status quo under Vice President Kamala Harris and a return to the unpredictable foreign policy of former President Donald Trump.
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10, 2024
Armed robbers stalk northeastern Syria’s country roads
Countryside roads in SDF-controlled northeastern Syria are a hunting ground for armed robbers targeting civilians and humanitarian workers. Repeated security incidents limit residents’ freedom of movement and cut into organizations’ limited funding.
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09, 2024
The cost of water: Hasakah women harassed, exploited by service providers
Women in Hasakah city face harassment and exploitation by NGO-contracted water providers and private sellers who take advantage of their need for water.
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08, 2024
Unable to afford cooking gas, Hasakah residents turn to a ‘deadly’ alternative
Hasakah residents who cannot afford costly cooking gas rely on the babur, a traditional kerosene stove, risking death or injury because locally available fuel is impure and highly flammable.