Breadlines and Bare Shelves: Suweida Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
AL-HAL
July 28, 2025
Despite calm on the military front, residents see little hope for immediate improvement, al-Hal writes.
Despite calm on the military front, residents see little hope for immediate improvement, al-Hal writes.
A new report released by the Democratic Syria Assembly has shed light on the systematic use of tribal militias by Syria’s transitional authorities during the July 2025 assault on Suweida.
“As an Arab Sunni, I am horrified that what criminal hordes committed is being enshrined as something that represents me or my community morally”, Yassine Sweiha writes.
Transparency is more than a virtue—it is a structural mechanism that conditions institutions to act within legal and ethical bounds, Fadel AbdelGhani argues in Syria TV.
Beyond the horrific massacres in Suweida and the forced displacement of Bedouin families, the deepest and most enduring wound is the rupture of intercommunal bonds, Mustafa al-Dabbas writes in Al-Modon.
An investigation exposes how Sharaa’s inner trio—Hazem, the Australian, and Zurba—took control of 80% of the financial empire once owned by Mohammad Hamsho and Yasar Ibrahim in exchange for legal immunity.
A high-level Saudi delegation arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to sign trade and investment agreements.
The signatories stated that the initiative seeks to “revive popular momentum following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 and redirect Syrian energies toward building a democratic civil state founded on citizenship and justice.”
The Syrian transitional authorities have demonstrated a deep disconnect from the foundational ideals of the revolution they claim to represent, Khaled Waleed Sarhan writes The Syrian Observer.
From Ibrahim Pasha to Shishakli and Bashar al-Assad, every leader who misread the mountain has paid dearly, Wael Sawah argues.
A bill by Representative Michael Lawler proposes extending the Caesar Act until a series of sectoral reviews of the Syrian government are completed, according to Syria TV.
According to SNHR, among the dead are 17 women, 11 children, 6 medical personnel, and 2 media workers
Erdoğan stated that Syria has regained control over Suweida and its surroundings, adding that “the Syrian people, across all their communities, have learned from past suffering and reject being drawn into these schemes.”
Hazem al-Ghabra, former advisor at the U.S. State Department, stated that Washington is closely monitoring developments in Syria, according to Syria TV.
According to a statement from the Syrian presidency, the report was submitted in full by the independent committee tasked with uncovering and examining the incidents that occurred in early March in the coastal areas.
A humanitarian aid convoy entered the southern Syrian city of Suweida on Sunday.
Sharaa’s speech came hours after the Syrian government began withdrawing its military and security forces from Suweida.
Photos obtained by Syria TV from the scene reveal the extent of the destruction.
Israeli platform i24 reported that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa participated in at least one high-level meeting with Israeli officials in Baku.
The new ban on Saudi and Egyptian trucks is likely to strain Damascus’s relations with both countries, Syria TV writes.
