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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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Jan 6, 2025 · The Zaatari refugee camp’s bustling economy ground to a halt when the Assad regime fell. Local shopkeepers say the value of their businesses has collapsed as residents uncertain about their future in Jordan save money and only buy necessities.
As Syria embarks on fragile transition, sanctions stand in the way
4 days ago · 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 their communities lacking basic services.. The resources needed for Syrians to return home and rebuild are enormous after nearly 14 years of revolution and war.
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‘To send a message’: What happened to the Tishreen Dam protest …
Jan 10, 2025 · ERBIL — On January 8, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced the killing of five civilians and injury of 15 others when a protest convoy heading for the Tishreen Dam on the Euphrates River was hit by a Turkish drone strike. Among those killed was Karam Ahed Shahhabi, a member of the Zenobia Women’s Gathering, a women’s union in Arab-majority AANES areas.
Suwayda’s movement endures post-Assad - syriadirect.org
Dec 31, 2024 · MARSEILLE — Every day for a year, Salam al-Nabwani waled 45 minutes from her home in Suwayda to the provincial capital’s central al-Karama (Dignity) Square, the beating heart of the Druze-majority province’s anti-regime protest movement. A former teacher, al-Nabwani has been part of Suwayda’s protest movement—locally known as the hirak
War in Lebanon forces Syrians back to ‘unsafe’ opposition areas
Oct 21, 2024 · PARIS — Stepping through the gates of the Aoun al-Dadat crossing into the opposition-held Aleppo countryside last week, Iman al-Muhammad and her six children began a new chapter. In her arms, the 35-year-old mother carried her son, who was injured by an Israeli bombing in Lebanon, the country that was her refuge for
‘Systematic’ destruction keeps Homs’ displaced from returning home
Dec 20, 2024 · HOMS — For displaced Syrians in camps, cities and towns across northwestern Syria, the victory of the revolution with the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8 brought new hope: a chance, for the first time in years, to return home.. The day after Assad fled the country, many displaced people headed south, flocking to their hometowns to reunite with loved ones and check on their homes.
Renewed talk of US withdrawal rattles Syrians in the northeast
Feb 15, 2024 · HASAKAH — In his bustling shop in Syria’s northeastern Qamishli city this month, Maher al-Zaim stared at his phone, scrolling through recent news reports that the United States (US) is considering withdrawing from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled area. “Withdrawal, for us, is suicide,” he said, setting the phone aside.
‘We pay the price for their conflict’: Civilians across northern Syria ...
Oct 13, 2023 · PARIS/IDLIB — Nadim Barhoum al-Omar considers it a miracle that his family survived the shelling of their home, in the northern district of Idlib city, by regime forces on October 7. “We woke to the sound of an explosion,” al-Omar, 42, told Syria Direct. It was 7:30 in