Syria - Hard News
'Hard News' contains Dahr Jamail's published news reports regarding the Middle East.
April 26, 2008
Poverty Gets the Survivors
Inter Press Service
By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail*
DAMASCUS, Apr 26 (IPS) - More than a million Iraqis were lucky enough to flee into Syria. But in this relatively safe haven, there is no getting away from poverty.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 04:59 PM
March 31, 2008
Divided Arabs Deliver Little
Inter Press Service
By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail*
DAMASCUS, Mar 31 (IPS) - The Arab summit held in Damascus over this weekend has convinced many Iraqis that Arab leaders do not speak for them.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 05:20 PM
March 24, 2008
Syria Now Home to a Million 'Pillow Drivers'
Inter Press Service
By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail*
DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (IPS) - More than a million Iraqis in Syria cannot find work. For their idleness, they have come to be called the "pillow drivers".
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 01:28 PM
May 01, 2007
Iraqi doctors out on a limb
Al-Jazeera English
By Dahr Jamail in Damascus, Syria
(Click on images for caption information)
Dr Omar al-Khattab fled Iraq just over a year ago after receiving death threats.
At that time, he was working at Balad General Hospital, 50km north of Baghdad.
"I had to leave my home, my work and my salary so now I'm living here jobless and am just barely surviving," he said during an interview inside an almost bare apartment in the Al-Qudsiya suburb of Damascus.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 04:38 PM
April 18, 2007
A Lot of Uninvited Guests
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Apr 18 (IPS) - The massive influx of Iraqi refugees into Syria has brought rising prices and overcrowding, but most Syrians seem to have accepted more than a million of the refugees happily enough.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 12:31 PM
April 17, 2007
Refugees Bring In Some Brittle Strength
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Apr 17 (IPS) - Syria's decision to accept Iraqi refugees streaming into the country has brought the government of President Bashar Assad more power within Syria and the region, but at significant cost.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 02:00 PM
April 16, 2007
Where Al-Qaeda Reigns
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Apr 16 (IPS) - Refugees from Baquba city who have now found shelter in Damascus describe their hometown as a "dead city" where armed men roam the streets and al-Qaeda reigns.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 02:50 PM
April 11, 2007
Refugees Speak of Escape from Hell
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Apr 11 (IPS) - Refugees from Iraq scattered around Damascus describe hellish conditions in the country they managed to leave behind.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 01:35 PM
April 09, 2007
And These Refugees Are Lucky
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Apr 9 (IPS) - Salim Hamad, 33, glances at the sprawling buildings of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus and sees business. He has set up a small tea shop at the camp.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 11:08 AM
July 22, 2006
Fury Grips Syria Over Lebanon Attacks
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Jul 21 (IPS) - The daily Israeli bombardment of Lebanon and the floods of refugees pouring in have set off a wave of anger through Syria.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 09:45 AM
July 20, 2006
Lebanese Refugees Crowd Damascus
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Jul 20 (IPS) - Syrian capital Damascus is being flooded with refugees. The devastation in Beirut is beginning to show in another capital.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 05:41 PM
July 17, 2006
Fleeing Lebanese Speak of Indiscriminate Bombing
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
ADDABBAOUSIYEH (northern Lebanese border), Jul 16 (IPS) - People fleeing the bombing of Lebanon say the Israelis are targeting civilian neighbourhoods and vital infrastructure, and not just Hezbollah centres.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 01:39 PM
July 15, 2006
Refugees Speak of Catastrophic Bombing
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER, Jul 14 (IPS) - Refugees fleeing Beirut in the face of Israeli air attacks are speaking of "haphazard bombings" and a crisis situation developing in the city.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 08:56 AM
July 13, 2006
Lebanese Tremors Rock Syria
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
DAMASCUS, Jul 13 (IPS) - Syrians are outraged over Israeli air strikes in Lebanon that have killed 53 civilians and closed down Beirut's international airport.
Early Thursday morning Israeli air strikes targeted the new Rafiq al-Hariri international airport. Israeli naval vessels entered Lebanon's territorial waters and blocked access to ports while its forces launched an offensive in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah fighters.
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Posted by Dahr_Jamail at 07:36 PM
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