Skip to main content

Thanaa Jebbi

Syria Programme Manager

Stories by the Author

A woman looks on as residents and emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

A woman looks on as residents and emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Iran War Threatens Syria’s Fragile Recovery

Regional escalations strain already acute economic, social and political tensions.

1 Apr 26

Syrian refugee women engaged in the information and communication technology training at a refugee camp in Jordan.

Syrian refugee women engaged in the information and communication technology training at a refugee camp in Jordan. © UN Women/Christopher Herwig

Syria: Be Exceptional, or Be Invisible

In Syria as elsewhere, women are granted dignity selectively.

5 Mar 26

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and has killed more than 40,000 people.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and has killed more than 40,000 people. © Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

Syria: After the Earthquake

The fall of the Assad regime reshaped the political landscape, but did not translate into immediate relief for disaster-affected communities.

6 Feb 26

People wave flags and take photographs as they celebrate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Assad regime on in Umayyad Square December 8, 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

People wave flags and take photographs as they celebrate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Assad regime on in Umayyad Square December 8, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

“Was Syria Worth This Price?”

On the anniversary of the fall of the regime, our joy is mixed with bitterness and our laughter with tears.

12 Dec 25

People visit a market in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025. Homs, the country’s third-largest city, has a mixed population of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Alawites and Christians and was heavily damaged in fighting over the years.

People visit a market in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025. Homs, the country’s third-largest city, has a mixed population of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Alawites and Christians and was heavily damaged in fighting over the years. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Once Again, Ordinary Syrians Suffer

The latest escalation between Israel and Iran stirs familiar and unsettling patterns of fear, uncertainty and helplessness.

26 Jun 25

Support local journalists