BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

‘The revolution will continue’: Syrian protesters vow ahead of 2024

The Syrian regime and allies stepped up attacks in the country’s northwest as a humanitarian crisis mounted in 2023.

Al Jazeera · Dec 29, 2023

Three wounded in new anti-Assad protest in Syria’s Sweida: Activists

Protesters in southwestern city have been taking to the streets to voice anger at gov’t over poor economic conditions.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

Protesters in southern Syria smash statue as they mark 2015 assassination of anti-government leader

Hundreds of angry protesters in southern Syrian have destroyed the statue of the country's late president as they marked the 2015 assassination of a prominent anti-government Druze leader

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Anti-government protests in Syria continue for sixth day

Economic frustration brings out protesters across Syria, including in areas still under the control of al-Assad.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023

Strike, protests in Syria’s Sweida enter second day

Routes into the city remain closed on Monday as protests break out over deteriorating living conditions.

Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2023

Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles

Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held provinces in the south amid widespread anger over increasing prices, the crash of the Syrian pound and the dwindling purchasing power of many people in the war-torn country

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Compulsory Military Service Prompts Migration of Youths in Southern Syria

Syrian youths seeking to avoid mandatory military service by the regime usually flee to the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida where some regions are still outside the control of the regime. The regime tried to take advantage of the situation by issuing in April 2021 a law in Daraa…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Protesters storm governor's office in Syrian city, gunshots heard - residents

Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed the governor's office in the southern city of Sweida on Sunday and set fire to parts of the building amid a heavy exchange of gunfire, residents and witnesses said.

Reuters · Dec 4, 2022

Protesters Storm Governor’s Office in Southern Syrian City, 2 Killed in Clashes

Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed and ransacked the governor's office in the southern city of Sweida on Sunday, clashing with police, the authorities and witnesses said. Earlier, more than 200 people had gathered around the building in the center of the Druze-majority city, chanting…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

Al-Balous: Elimination of Falhout Militia Helps Eradicate Iranian Expansion in Syria’s Sweida

Laith Al-Balous, the son of the late Syrian Druze leader sheikh Wahid Al-Balous, founder of the “Rijal al Karama” movement in south Syria’s Sweida region, announced that eliminating the Raji Falhout militia was only the beginning of eradicating “Iranian Shiite expansion” in the Druze-majority area. “The extermination of the Raji…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022