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With Assad’s fall, Douma comes back to life
Douma, in the East Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, came back to life when the Assad regime fell six weeks ago. Today, the city’s ...
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‘To send a message’: What happened to the Tishreen Dam protest convoy?
On January 8, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced the killing of five civilians and ...
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What comes next for Syria’s White Helmets?
With the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the Syrian Civil Defense deployed to cities where the rescue organization ...
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Zaatari camp’s economy collapses with the fall of the Assad regime
Hundreds of shops line a five-kilometer stretch of the main thoroughfare in Zaatari, Jordan’s largest Syrian refugee camp.
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As Idlib becomes a tourist destination, business booms and prices soar
Idlib province has become a tourist destination for Syrians coming from provinces previously controlled by the ousted Assad ...
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As Syria embarks on fragile transition, sanctions stand in the way
MARSEILLE — Riding a wave of euphoria, thousands of displaced Syrians rushed home after the Assad regime fell nearly six weeks ago. Many found only ruins, their houses razed or heavily damaged and ...
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With new authorities in Damascus, Daraa communities monitor local governance
PARIS — Notables and military commanders from the Yarmouk Basin, an area in the southwestern corner of Syria’s southern Daraa province, met on Tuesday in the town of al-Shajara to form a service ...
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Mahmoud al-Shamali
Mahmoud al-Shamali is a Syrian journalist from Idlib. He holds a law degree from Aleppo University and has participated in a number of Syria Direct’s trainings and projects. He has also worked for ...