Syria Direct

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A non-profit journalism and training organization producing in-depth, investigative reporting on Syria, by our team of Syrian and international journalists.

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  1. 17 hours ago

    'When things happen in the dark, there’s a higher risk that abuses occur.' HRW's talks transitional justice after the Islamic State's territorial defeat in eastern Syria—and the legal limbo around thousands of foreign fighters

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  2. 17 hours ago

    The US president's decision Monday 'sets a dangerous standard that glorifies systematic human rights abuses, legitimizes illegal aggression and occupation, and endangers peace in the Middle East,' Golan-based rights group said in a statement

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  3. 19 hours ago

    Trump’s proclamation comes as Israeli forces reportedly launched strikes on the occupied Gaza Strip following a rocket attack earlier on Monday that wounded seven people near Tel Aviv

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  4. 19 hours ago

    Israel originally seized control of the area during the 1967 Six-Day War, and latent peace talks between Israel and Syria failed to reach an agreement over the Golan’s fate before the outbreak of the 2011 uprising

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  5. 19 hours ago

    US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights—a mountainous, Israeli-occupied region of Syria—following a ceremony at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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  6. Mar 23

    Residents fear that the presence of IS sleeper cells could pose a threat long after the group's territorial defeat. Speaking at Saturday's ceremony, US envoy William Roebuck said the anti-IS campaign 'still has much to do' 3/3

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  7. Mar 23

    Clashes were still reportedly ongoing late Friday night just outside Baghouz, with alleged US-led coalition airstrikes. Videos posted online Friday evening appeared to show explosions and airstrikes on Jabal Baghouz, just outside the town 2/3

    Heavy fighting continues around mount right now to finish off whatever remains of ISIS.
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  8. Mar 23

    SDF and US-led coalition forces are gathered Saturday afternoon for a ceremony to officially announce the defeat of the Islamic State's self-proclaimed 'caliphate' after a six-month campaign to seize the group's last pocket of territory in Syria's eastern Deir e-Zor province 1/3

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  9. Mar 22

    Syria Direct's latest situation report in collaboration with : - Opposition protests grow in Daraa province - SDF isolates last strip of IS territory in eastern Deir e-Zor - Pro-government bombing intensifies over Idlib province

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  10. Mar 21

    The spring celebration of Nowruz is usually marked by Kurdish communities with public feasts and theatrical performances. But as the rural Aleppo city of Afrin marks one year under Turkish proxy control, an eerie silence hung over the streets

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  11. Mar 21

    Syria's embassy in Amman seems built for long waits. Here, thousands of refugees must register births if they want to pass down their Syrian nationality. But the costs, for many, are too high—and add to the already complex question over returns to Syria

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  12. Mar 20

    Residents of rural Idlib’s Khan Sheikhoun still manage to gather in between airstrikes for evenings with friends. But increased bombs have tinged those evenings with fear as friends head home for the night. ‘We all wonder if it’s the last farewell’

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    Mar 20

    "Is it safe to go home?" For defectors thinking of returning, the answer appears to be a resounding "no." Read Alaa Nassar and I's report with about about the complex legal limbo and dangers of being ex-Syrian military here:

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  14. Mar 19

    “The pain that drowns people—there’s enough of it already,” says Syrian comedian and TV show producer Yamen Nour. "But comedy can ease that pain”

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  15. Mar 19

    The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have cornered Islamic State fighters in a final, ragged patch of land along the banks of the Euphrates River. It is the last sliver of a so-called "caliphate" that once stretched from Aleppo to Mosul

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  16. Mar 18

    Syrian officers who defected and fled the country towards either neighboring countries or Europe say they've have been denied resettlement—and even aid. For some, a harsh life in exile eventually makes the prospect of home appealing, despite the risk.

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  17. Mar 18

    In recent months, Syria Direct spoke with a Syrian military defector who was considering returning home. Then he returned, and disappeared.

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  18. Mar 15

    A Syrian humanitarian worker, Ashraf Alhafny has spent the past seven months in a Swiss reception center for asylum seekers. He nevertheless made it to this week's 'Brussels III' conference, where he spoke with Syria Direct: 'I came here so I could talk'

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  19. Mar 14

    ‘How can we build solutions with the perpetrators of crimes against humanity?’ Syria Direct interviewed award-winning Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni as he attended this week’s ‘Brussels III’ conference

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  20. Mar 14

    Syria Direct’s wrap from this week’s ‘Brussels III’ conference: and report on billions pledged in Syria aid, albeit with few signs of a political solution in sight

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