Suwayda

On August 20, protests erupted in the Druze-majority Syrian city of Suwayda over a decision from the Damascus government to cut subsidies for basic items such as fuel. As strike action continues, along with popular non-violent protests, fears again emerge that the situation could quickly turn violent and that the Syrian war could once again Read More...

Damascus is no longer fighting militants on the battlefield, for now, but the economic and corruption battles it has been forced to take on following the occupation may plunge it back into the chaos that erupted in 2011. On the 7th of February anti-Government protesters, in Syria’s Suwayda, took to the streets in the hundreds Read More...