AMMAN — “Should we return to Syria or stay in Jordan? This is our discussion every evening” since Assad fell, Umm Hussam, 35, told Syria Direct from Zaatari, Jordan’s largest camp for Syrian refugees.
IDLIB — Idlib province has become a tourist destination for Syrians coming from provinces previously controlled by the ousted Assad regime. Curious visitors, surprised by the economic, commercial and ...
RAQQA/PARIS — As evening falls, shopkeepers in Raqqa city hurry to close up before curfew. Before long, sirens blare out, signaling that all residents must remain inside from 7 o’clock in the evening ...
ERBIL — Top Kurdish leaders met in northeastern Syria on December 23 in the hopes of forming a unified political delegation to negotiate with the transitional government in Damascus regarding the ...