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Bookmark or Share- Daraa - WikipediaDaraa (Arabic: دَرْعَا, romanized: Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: [ˈdarʕa] is a city in southwestern Syria, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way station for travelers.
- For many Syrians, the story of the war began with graffiti in Dara’aIn his neighborhood in the southern Syrian town of Dara’a, that name was Abdel Ghader, or “worshipper of the treacherous.” Dara’a, then a quiet, nondescript border town, would eventually become...
- Siege of Daraa - WikipediaThe 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.. The Syrian Army's siege involved tanks, helicopters, and up to 6,000 troops.
- The situation in Daraa is dire. Here’s how it might play out.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.
- What does the Deraa surrender mean for Iran and Russia in Syria?In a new ceasefire agreement that may bring an end to a 75-day Assad-regime siege on the Syrian town of Deraa al-Balad, Syrian rebels have, with few alternatives, made far-reaching concessions to...
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