Life deteriorates for displaced in camp in northeastern Syria after Trump’s foreign aid freeze
Ahmad Abdullah Hammoud was lucky to have some food stored to feed his family after a U.S.-funded organization abruptly ...
Syria's first female football coach hoping for new era
Syria's first female football coach, Maha Janoud, reflects on her journey from war-torn Syria to coaching in Iceland. Despite ...
U.S. Funding Freeze Threatens Security at ISIS Camps in Syria
A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding ...
I fled cushy UK life to fight ISIS thugs in Syria – I’m haunted by smell of death & babies being used as human shields
IT WAS the image of British ISIS fighter Jihadi John wielding a knife and executing terrified hostages as they kneeled before him that changed Macer Gifford’s life forever. Watching the horror ...
The Economist2d
An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...
World Politics Review1d
Displaced Syrian Women Are Optimistic—but Very Cautiously
After the fall of the Assad regime, displaced Syrian women are feeling more hopeful. But there is still plenty of uncertainty ...
PBS5d
Syrian revolutionary describes his vision for rebuilding after 13 years of civil war
As Syria recovers from 13 years of civil war and five decades under the Assad regime, its citizens face the daunting task of ...
Middle East Eye1d
Fleeing the censors: The life and poetry of Syrian-Palestinian writer Ghayath Almadhoun
The poet says that while censorship in a dictatorship is nothing new, the same in a democracy feels like entering a new totalitarianism ...
Anadolu Ajansi1d
EXCLUSIVE - ‘Would do it all over again’: Caesar Files whistleblower speaks out on fall of Syria’s Assad regime
Osama Othman, known for years by his alias Sami, speaks to Anadolu about the Caesar Files, a trove of crucial documents that ...
In Aleppo’s Ruins, Vigilantes Help Syria’s New Rulers Keep the Peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
Foreign Affairs6d
Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...