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WEBBy Sawsan Jabbara, (Sawtna Training Program) | September 6, 2024. While some humanitarian organizations target informal displacement camps where 150,000 people have languished for years in Syria’s northern Raqqa province, the response falls short of what is needed, particularly for widows. 5 09, 2024.
About Us - Syria Direct
WEBAbout Us. SYRIA DIRECT is an independent, nonprofit media and training organization. We are dedicated to telling Syrian stories and mentoring Syrian journalists in accordance with the highest editorial and ethical standards of journalism. Founded in 2013 in Amman, we are now a registered a non-profit organization in Germany financed through ...
Syria’s 2022 and the outlook for 2023 - Syria Direct
WEBDec 15, 2022 — The cross-border aid mechanism, a lifeline for millions of Syrians who rely on humanitarian aid, faces another renewal vote in January 2023. In 2022, 14.6 million Syrians were in need of humanitarian aid and 54 percent were food insecure.
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WEBJun 13, 2023 — New Podcast: The Hope to Return. By Lyse Mauvais. “The Hope to Return” follows three families displaced from Ras al-Ain and its countryside in 2019 by Operation Peace Spring, a military offensive launched by Turkey and Turkish-backed military groups in northern Syria. Four years after the offensive, tens of thousands of Syrians are still ...
Politics - Syria Direct
WEBSep 4, 2024 — The arrest of journalist Bakr al-Qassem last month brought renewed attention to Syrian National Army (SNA) prisons in northwestern Syria—particularly Hawar Kilis—and Turkey’s role in violations inside.
Renewed talk of US withdrawal rattles Syrians in the northeast
WEBFeb 15, 2024 — Fears of a US withdrawal from northeastern Syria were renewed in late January, after Al-Monitor and Foreign Policy reported that Washington was considering withdrawing its troops from Syria. While the White House denied reports it intends to withdraw, that has not dispelled al-Zaim’s fears. Washington “betrayed us …
A sketch of Syria’s 2021 and what to expect in 2022 - Syria Direct
WEBDec 27, 2021 — A sketch of Syria’s 2021 and what to expect in 2022. In the year marking a decade of the Syrian uprising-turned-conflict, regional normalization efforts with Damascus gained steam while the two stalemates in the northeast and the northwest seem to have settled in a fragile stability. Illustration by Rami Khoury.
Syrians lose WFP lifeline as US slashes funding - Syria Direct
WEBJan 16, 2024 — Syrians lose WFP lifeline as US slashes funding. Millions of Syrians face hunger with the suspension of all in-kind WFP food aid this month, in part due to major cuts to US funding. US aid cuts of up to 50 percent are expected across all humanitarian sectors in 2024, senior humanitarian sources said. A Syrian family organizes their last month ...
Opinion & Analysis - Syria Direct
WEBDec 10, 2023 — US support for the SDF in 2023 clashes in Deir e-Zor has provided Iran with a critical opportunity to expand its influence in Syria, researcher Ömer Özkizilcik writes.