Daraa
Poisoned Chalice
After Syria’s Daraa fell to regime forces in 2018, at least 24 people, including former rebel commanders, civilians and two children, were poisoned in assassination attempts tied to Assad's intelligence branches.
Israel's Water War
Israeli forces have moved into southern Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, seizing strategic points and vital water resources, with disastrous effects for the area’s farmers.
Present at the Creation of the Syrian Revolution
Studying Arabic in Syria gave one student a first-hand perspective on the tensions and grievances of living in the country. But he could never have predicted how rapidly early protests would give way to a civil war.