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The UN and other organizations have recently noted that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening. Yet, humanitarian organizations face extreme challenges in providing aid to Syrians. Those challenges are likely to intensify this year. According to UN officials, two out of every three people in Syria rely on humanitarian aid. About 90 percent of Syrians are
Ninety percent of Syrians live in poverty – in a parallel universe to that of the regime, as their president stuffs his pockets from the seizure of private companies and drug trafficking
No Change for Syria, Despite Elections Copy link By Stephen Starr Copy link May26, 2021 Another day, another sham election. A decade since a brutal crackdown by the regime on anti-government protesters descended into one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century, Syria is finally putting a devastating war behind it. Today, President Bashar Assad is up for reelection and will certainly “win.” But while the guns have largely fallen silent, a new set of challenges – and opportunities – are emerging. Today’s Daily Dose takes you behind the headlines to the bizarre econo...
Hassan Ammar / AP It was a decision as symbolic as the Syrian presidential election itself. On Wednesday morning, Syrians woke to local television footage of President Bashar Assad and the first lady, Asma Assad, casting their ballots. The pair were not in a loyalist stronghold but in Douma, the satellite town of Damascus whose residents proved some of the staunchest opponents to Syria's authoritarian regime. In the early days of Syria's decade-long civil war, people from Douma formed some of the first armed groups against the regime. Civilians there also held mass protests, risking li...