Daraa - Wikipedia
WebDaraa (Arabic: دَرْعَا, romanized: Darʿā, Levantine Arabic:, also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera'a, Dera, Derʿā and Edrei; means "fortress", compare Dura-Europos) is a city in southwestern Syria, located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the border with Jordan.
The situation in Daraa is dire. Here’s how it might play out.
WebAug 7, 2021 · By Navvar Saban and Manaf Kuman. In a symbolic blow to the anti-government uprising born in Daraa in 2011, the Bashar al-Assad regime and Iran-backed militias are once again attempting to violently subdue the Syrian provincial capital, which is considered the birthplace of the revolution that began a decade ago.
For many Syrians, the story of the war began with graffiti in Dara’a
WebMar 15, 2018 · Dara’a, then a quiet, nondescript border town, would eventually become infamous, inextricably linked with Syria’s war. “I was a little boy, maybe 10 years old and even then you can feel when...
Explainer: What are the clashes in Syria’s Deraa about?
Web13 Aug 2021. Fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels is intensifying near Deraa, in what has been described as the heaviest clashes since the southern eponymous province came under...
Clashes in Syria's Daraa: what is the fighting about?
WebAug 13, 2021 · Daraa, which borders Jordan and is close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is widely seen as the cradle of the 2011 uprising in Syria, which sparked a decade-long civil war that has killed...
Siege of Daraa - Wikipedia
WebThe siege of Daraa occurred within the context of the 2011 Arab Spring protests in Syria, in which Daraa was the center of unrest. On 25 April 2011, the Syrian Army began a ten-day siege of the city, an operation that helped escalate the uprising into an armed rebellion and subsequent civil war .
Daraa Governorate - Wikipedia
WebDaraa Governorate ( Arabic: مُحافظة درعا / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Dar‘ā) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 3,730 km 2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra Governorate and Golan Heights to the west, Rif Dimashq Governorate to ...
Daraa: The spark that lit the Syrian flame | CNN
WebMar 1, 2012 · CNN — Syria is burning – scorched for nearly a year by tenacious political resistance, a merciless security crackdown and cries for democracy. The spark that lit the flame began about a year ago in...
Syria: Government must lift deadly siege of Daraa al-Balad and …
WebAug 27, 2021 · The Syrian government must immediately lift a two-month siege of opposition stronghold Daraa al-Balad and allow unfettered humanitarian access to the area where around 20,000 people are living in dire conditions with scarce supplies of food and barely any medical care, Amnesty International said today.
Daraa, cradle of uprising against Syrian regime, starts to rebuild ...
WebSep 7, 2021 · The city of Daraa, in the southernmost tip of Syria, close to the borders with Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, is known as the birthplace of the revolt against Bashar al-Assad’s regime in 2011, which...
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