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Independent media and training organization producing in-depth, investigative reporting on Syria by our team of Syrian and international journalists.

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🧵 As Raqqa embarks on a future without the SDF, the northeastern Syrian city faces the delicate work of reintegrating former fighters and repairing social fractures left by years of shifting rule.

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February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Remains in the rubble: Integrating rights of the missing into Syria’s reconstruction policies

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Op-Ed: Remains in the rubble: Integrating rights of the missing into Syria’s reconstruction policies
As rubble removal, recycling and reconstruction operations continue across Syria, there is an urgent need to regulate these processes in a way that accounts for human remains and the rights of both vi...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🧵 As rubble removal, recycling and reconstruction operations continue across Syria, there is an urgent need to regulate these processes in a way that accounts for human remains and the rights of victims and their families, Mansour al-Omari writes.

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January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🧵 Encircled by government forces and without basic services, residents of Kurdish-majority Kobani fear a return to the city’s darkest days as the end of a fragile ceasefire approaches.

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January 23, 2026 at 8:47 PM
🧵 The SDF’s sudden withdrawal has ushered in a new reality for Syrians in Deir e-Zor and Raqqa, where many are optimistic despite uncertainty about the days ahead.

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January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
🧵 A four-day ceasefire marks the latest effort to integrate SDF and Syrian government forces and sidestep a dangerous military showdown, but its success hinges on each side’s willingness and ability to commit to the political process.

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January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
🧵 A financial settlement between sanctioned Syrian business tycoon Muhammad Hamsho and the country’s new government has sparked controversy given his deep ties to the Assad regime and role in profiting from the country’s destruction.

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January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🧵 This week’s escalation in Aleppo city comes amid a deepening political crisis between Damascus and the SDF, particularly after the latest round of negotiations to implement the March 2025 agreement stalled.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
🧵 A year of false starts, bloodshed, shifting balances of power and foreign intervention has produced a complicated landscape in Druze-majority Suwayda, one in which the voices calling for secession and self-rule are growing louder.

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December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🧵 Once scattered and safeguarded abroad, Syria’s native seeds are taking root once more, part of an organic revival aimed at restoring the country’s agricultural heritage.

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December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🧵 The first year of the “new Syria” brought relative economic stability and a marked improvement in the exchange rate of the pound, but economic burdens still weigh on Syrians. Has the cost of living crisis improved, or is it deepening?

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December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🧵 As dozens of mass graves come to light, Syrians face the daunting task of identifying the dead and bringing closure to the families of some of the country’s more than 160,000 missing people.

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December 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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شهد العام الأول لـ"سوريا الجديدة" استقراراً نسبياً وتحسناً ملحوظاً في سعر صرف الليرة، إلا أن الأعباء الاقتصادية ما تزال تثقل كاهل السوريين، وسط سؤال لا إجابة حاسمة له حتى الآن: هل أصبحت الحياة المعيشية أفضل من العام الماضي أم أن الأزمة المعيشية تتفاقم؟
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عام على سقوط الأسد: كيف تغير الاقتصاد السوري؟
شهد العام الأول لـ"سوريا الجديدة" استقراراً نسبياً وتحسناً ملحوظاً في سعر صرف الليرة، إلا أن الأعباء الاقتصادية ما تزال تثقل كاهل السوريين، وسط سؤال لا إجابة حاسمة له حتى الآن: هل أصبحت الحياة المعيشي...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Families of detainees killed under torture in regime prisons mark the first anniversary of Assad’s fall with mixed emotions, a joy that remains incomplete without justice and accountability.
Detainees’ families mark Assad’s fall: Joy incomplete without justice
Families of detainees killed under torture in regime prisons mark the first anniversary of Assad’s fall with mixed emotions, a joy that remains incomplete without justice and accountability.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🧵 As Syrians mark the first anniversary of the fall of Assad on December 8, 2024, women who survived regime detention warn their ordeal did not end when they were released. For many, society remains a second prison.

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December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🧵 In the weeks after Assad fell on December 8, 2024, Khalid al-Ahmad* traveled from Raqqa to Damascus for the first time in his life. There, he was caught on video participating in celebrations. When he returned home he was arrested, held for three months without charge.

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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🧵 In northeastern Syria, a growing community of artists—dancers, musicians, filmmakers—is fighting to preserve the region’s diverse heritage and sustain more than a decade of cultural revival.

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December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🧵 Olive yields fell across Syria this year amid the worst drought in 60 years. In southern Daraa province, the harvest was 68% percent lower than in 2024, and 86% percent lower than in 2011.

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November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🧵 The first trial of hundreds of suspects accused of involvement in killings on Syria’s Alawite-majority coast began on Tuesday, marking the start of a closely watched and unprecedented accountability process.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🧵 More than 11 months on, Israel’s occupation of parts of Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province seemingly has no end in sight.

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November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🧵 As Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visits the White House, one of the topics on the table is the possibility of Syria joining the US-led international coalition against IS. What would that mean?

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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🧵 More than a month into the academic year in northeastern Syria, students enrolled in a number of schools remain locked out of their classrooms as a years-long struggle continues over what and how students learn in areas held by the SDF.

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November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🧵 The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of Syrians’ Temporary Protected Status has left thousands scrambling for solutions before a November 21 deadline to self-deport or become undocumented.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🧵 When the regime fell last December, Abu Muhammad’s fight was over. He laid down his gun and went back to farming in Syria’s southern Daraa province. But the former fighter has not found peace of mind: friends are being killed, and he fears he may be next.
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Nearly 11 months since the fall of the regime, simmering insecurity and uncontrolled weapons continue to destabilize communities and claim lives in Syria’s southern Daraa province.

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In post-regime Daraa, insecurity overshadows the state
Nearly 11 months since the fall of the regime, simmering insecurity and uncontrolled weapons continue to destabilize communities and claim lives in Syria’s southern Daraa province.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM