#Dara'a
Hama, symbolic of the Assads' brutality, and Dara'a, cradle of the revolution, liberated a day apart. It's almost over.
December 6, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.

Today is for them.
December 6, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Highlights: Aleppo International Airport reopens, Syrian FM puts out statement condemning Israeli airstrikes in Dara'a, 14 year anniversary of 3/18 uprising in Dara'a against former regime, among other things.
March 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
More airstrikes on the way. Reports of them hitting around Dara'a. Aircraft engines can be heard elsewhere
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Netanyahu abre otro frente al informarle al gobierno sirio que no le permitirá movimientos militares de su ejército en una zona establecida unilateralmente de las provincias sureñas de Quneitra, Dara'a y As Suwayda. Al mismo tiempo, busca crear un estado druso en la zona
February 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Syria Sunday:
- Bashar al-Assad has appeared, welcoming Iranian foreign minister Araghchi to Damascus, he's promising help
- Syrian govt forces are fighting back in Hama & Dara'a
- The Russians have been bombing too
- but govt forces are still losing ground in the north 1/2
December 1, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Key to HTS' eventual domination of the opposition was the crushing of the urban rebellion in Aleppo, Homs and Dara'a, where secular and moderate groups thrived.
November 30, 2024 at 1:08 PM
An Israeli strike hit the vicinity of a military base in southern Syria's Dara'a Province, with Syrian sources reporting that two people were killed
March 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ein syrisches Gericht hat den ehemaligen Leiter des Geheimdiensts, Atef Najib, zum Tode verurteilt.
Der Folterknecht von Dara’a
Nils Fleischmann: Todesurteil gegen syrischen Geheimdienstchef
jungle.world
August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Den Eltern in Dara’a wurde damals gesagt: „Vergesst, dass ihr mal Kinder hattet.“

Die Gesichter der Menschen, die es von dort raus geschafft hatten, werde ich niemals vergessen.

13 Jahre später: Es ist ihr Tag!
Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.

Today is for them.
December 8, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Updated w/latest from rest of day, including French company getting Latakia port contract, Ministry of Finance meets w/Saudi businessmen & Bahraini ambassador, Norwegian Refugee Council begins rehabilitation on sewage networks for two IDP camps in Dara'a, among other things.
February 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
#Israel forces advancing further into Dara'a Province in southern #Syria

10+ #Israel military vehicles seen near the village of Jumla in the western suburbs of Dara'a city, supported by reconnaissance aircraft overhead
September 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
⭕️BREAKING: Israeli airstrikes reported near Damascus

So far Israel has bombed Homs, Palmyra & Latakia tonight, inflicting large casualties.

Israeli drones also hovering over Dara’a.
September 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Dara'a
Remembering THE HERO
Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb (حمزة علي الخطيب‎) (October 24, 1997 – May 25, 2011) He was a 13-year-old Syrian boy who lived with his parents in the village of al-Jeezah in Dara'a Governate.
December 7, 2024 at 12:28 PM
🚨BREAKING: Syrian Protester In Dara’a Says “The Syrian Border Will Ignite”

Mass demonstrations all across Syria now, as at least 2 groups declare war on Israel. All in support of Palestinian prisoners.
April 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
‘Forget your children. If you want children, make more children. If you don’t know how, bring us your women and we will make them for you,’

www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/m...
For many Syrians, the story of the war began with graffiti in Dara’a | CNN
Ahmed Masri knew early on in life that you never talked about the President in front of strangers, and that if you did, you used a nickname they wouldn’t understand.
www.cnn.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM
HTS-controlled Military Operations Department announces the opening of a settlement center for elements of the Assad regime in Dara'a (as was the case in coastal Syria) in southern #Syria.
December 17, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Highlights: Syrian caretaker government arrests Atef Najib, former Head of the Political Security Branch in Dara’a, Royal Jordan Airlines returns to Damascus, SDF dismantles former regime cell, commemorations for the 1982 Hama massacre begin, among other things
January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Highlights: Israel kills six in Dara'a governorate (with Iran-backed group claiming four as martyrs), SDF arrests IS member in Hasakah countryside, government receives suicide drones from Qardaha, among many other things.
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The third was launched today in Dara'a Governorate, called Operation breaking the chains. This one is led by the Southern Operations Command, consisting of the 8th Brigade, Central Committees of Dara'a, and other local factions.
December 6, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Highlights: Syrian caretaker delegation of FM, MoD, and intel chief visits UAE, more aid from Qatar and Saudi enter Syria, new administration meets with Christian communities in Dara'a and Homs
January 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sharaa and his cabinet need to get rid of these hardline SNA factions, and soon!

Druze need to hold Hijri and his sectarian SMC rabble accountable.

Dara’a tribes need to clean house, there was clearly sectarian violence coming from them after Druze kidnapped and executed Bedouins.
By all sides involved by the way!
“We are going to slaughter you!”
(Messages from Hijri’s men,addressing Damascus forces)
Public humiliation of Druze by Turkmen SNA fighters under Damascus’ “control”.

Field exactions of Druze, Damascus fighters, Bedouins by all sides.
Arson of religious buildings.
July 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Highlights: Mazloum Abdi agrees to integrate SDF into new Syrian military, National Dialogue Preparatory Committee has a session in Idlib, new Islamic State cell busted in Dara'a governorate, among other things
February 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
L'Orient-Le Jour's Caroline Hayek reports from the Dara'a countryside, where she interviews Bedouin survivors of Suweida violence: today.lorientlejour.com/article/1470...
Executions, homes set on fire, abandoned bodies: Testimonies from Sweida’s displaced Bedouins
Displaced Bedouins from Sweida speak out after arbitrary executions, burned homes, and violence in the ongoing conflict between tribes and factions in Syria.
today.lorientlejour.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM