Articles
Sara's focus is the war in Syria, particularly rebel activity in the southern province of Dera'a. Writing on Jordan looks at the security and humanitarian costs of the Syrian war, and the Kingdom's growing role in the ideological and military battles against extremism.
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The Syrians Stuck in No Man’s Land
Foreign Policy10 December 2015 -
Inside the labyrinthine process of helping refugees reach Canada
The Globe and Mail8 December 2015 -
After three years in limbo, this Syrian family pins hopes on Canada
The Globe and Mail27 November 2015 -
Where Wars Collide: Inside a Serbian Center Home to Refugees Old and New
VICE News23 November 2015 -
Thousands trapped along Balkan route by new border closures
Middle East Eye20 November 2015 -
Mass shooting at US police academy in Jordan
The Times9 November 2015 -
Jordan’s Syrians Are Leaving — and Many Are Risking Home Rather than Europe
VICE News29 September 2015 -
Game-changing Russian reinforcements give Assad new hope
The Times28 September 2015 -
Western backers end support for Syrian rebels attempting to seize Daraa
Middle East Eye25 September 2015 -
More Bases, MIGs, and an IDP Camp: What Is Russia Up to in Syria?
VICE News25 September 2015 -
Kurds’ smouldering feud could reignite in northern Iraq
The National10 September 2015 -
Made in Jordan: Inside the Unexpected Powerhouse of Garment Manufacturing
Business of Fashion15 September 2015 -
End the war in Syria or else, Cameron is told on refugee tour
The Times15 September 2015 -
Kremlin sends men and arms to prop up dying Assad regime
The Times3 September 2015 -
'Israel Is the Most Humane Country in the Middle East': Why Syria's Southern Neighbors Are Working on Their PR
VICE News21 August 2015 -
An incongruence of aims
The Jerusalem Post19 August 2015 -
Inside the Hospital Where Israeli Doctors Treat Syrian Patients
VICE News25 July 2015 -
Destroying Homes for Kurdistan
Foreign Policy23 July 2015 -
Assad pummels key rebel province with ship mines
The Sunday Times12 July 2015 -
Jordan foils ‘Iranian terror plot’ as nuclear talks stall
The Times7 July 2015 -
Jordan stops food coupons for 440,000 Syrian refugees
The Times1 July 2015 -
Children die in Syria mosque attack
The Times18 June 2015 -
‘Assad is abandoning us to be slaughtered. To Isis, we are infidels’
The Times13 June 2015 -
Aleppo barrel bomb carnage masks Assad’s retreat from Syria’s south
The Times10 June 2015 -
The bullied Finnish teenager who became an Isis social media kingpin – and then got out
Newsweek5 June 2015 -
Assad recruits Afghan mercenaries to fight Isis
The Times2 June 2015 -
Shoot-out on Jordanian border reveals link between Syria war and drugs trade
Middle East Eye1 June 2015 -
Afghan fighters an increasingly significant player on Syrian battlefield
Middle East Eye4 May 2015 -
Defeats leave Assad at weakest since war began
The Times2 May 2015 -
Isis kills 30 Christians on Libyan beach
The Times20 April 2015 -
Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo . . . I’m in Amman, Skype me
The Times18 April 2015 -
Chaos at Nasib border crossing into Jordan from Syria
Middle East Eye6 April 2015 -
Refugees in crossfire as Isis seizes camp
The Times3 April 2015 -
Iranian troops advance towards Israeli border
The Times30 March 2015 -
Iran Comes to the Israeli Border
Foreign Policy25 March 2015 -
Jordan to participate in ‘train and equip’ programme against IS
Middle East Eye24 March 2015 -
Cub camps turn boys into junior jihadists
The TimesFebruary 28 2015 -
Massive count of Syrians begins in Jordan
The TimesFebruary 16 2015 -
Victim exposes Assad’s lies over barrel bombing
The TimesFebruary 11 2015 -
We arrest one terror suspect every day, says Scotland Yard
The TimesFebruary 9 2015 -
Isis says US hostage killed in Jordanian airstrikes
The TimesFebruary 6 2015 -
Jordan will wage ‘relentless war’ against Isis, says king
The TimesFebruary 5 2015 -
We will exact vengeance on Isis with executions, vows Jordan
The TimesFebruary 4 2015 -
Jordan renews hostage swap offer
The TimesFebruary 2 2015 -
Isis warns hostage’s beheading is start of carnage for Japan
The Sunday TimesFebruary 1 2015 -
Tension rises in deadlock over captured Jordanian pilot
Middle East EyeJanuary 31 2015 -
Jordan hits back with threat to execute prisoners
The TimesJanuary 31 2015 -
A month on, IS dangles Jordanian pilot’s fate
Middle East EyeJanuary 23 2015 -
Isis boasts of boy suicide bomber and child recruits
The TimesJanuary 13 2015 -
Lessons from 2013 storms keep refugees warmer in Jordan
Middle East EyeJanuary 12 2015 -
Charlie Hebdo to sell 1 million copies
The TimesJanuary 9 2015 -
Jordan stops bombing after Isis release ‘kill pilot’ video
The TimesJanuary 8 2015 -
Islamic State may be ready to negotiate on hostage
The TimesDecember 31 2014 -
Pull out of Isis fight, pilot’s brother tells Jordan
The TimesDecember 29 2014 -
Allies face hostage crisis over seized Jordanian pilot
The TimesDecember 26 2014 -
Syria’s luckiest amputees
Middle East EyeDecember 17 2014 -
Syrian rebels join Islamists in advance on Damascus
The TimesDecember 9 2014 -
The fight for gender equality in Jordan
Middle East EyeDecember 2 2014 -
Syrian refugees fear the worst as Jordan cuts off free medical care
The TimesNovember 28 2014 -
Westerners signing up to fight Isis
The TimesNovember 15 2014 -
Thousands of Syrian refugees trapped in desert
The TimesOctober 16 2014 -
Moscow caught watching Israel from Syrian border
The TimesOctober 11 2014 -
Spirit of the south: a reconfigured Free Syrian army rises in Dera’a
Middle East EyeOctober 10 2014 -
As refugees are turned away, Jordan reaches its humanitarian limits
Middle East EyeOctober 7 2014 -
Jordan traps 4,000 refugees in desert
The TimesOctober 6 2014 -
Gearing up for the next act in Syria’s last rebel stronghold
Middle East EyeSeptember 22 2014 -
After blast, a smaller Ahrar al-Sham vows to battle on in Syria
Middle East EyeSeptember 11 2014 -
Lag in Arms to Kurdish Forces as West Boosts War Effort
RudawSeptember 8 2014 -
Preparing for 'a death trip': the story of one Syrian refugee
Middle East EyeSeptember 6 2014 -
Assassination in southern Syria leaves vacuum as IS creeps closer
Middle East EyeAugust 30 2014 -
Let us hunt down Isis fighters in Syria too, say US military chiefs
The TimesAugust 22 2014 -
UN starts massive aid operation to help 500,000 refugees
The TimesAugust 21 2014 -
British intelligence flights helped retake Mosul dam
The TimesAugust 19 2014 -
Prayers for Christian family hiding from Isis killers
The TimesAugust 16 2014 -
Refugees demand camps divided on ethnic lines
The TimesAugust 15 2014 -
Weary Christians camp out in churchyards and city streets
The TimesAugust 14 2014 -
Yazidi refugees desperate to reach safety: ‘Can you take me to Canada?’
Toronto StarAugust 13 2014 -
Behind enemy lines: inside an Isis town
The TimesAugust 13 2014 -
Elderly Kurds re-enlist to take up arms against new enemy
The TimesAugust 12 2014 -
‘I watched people die . . . their bodies left out in the sun’
The TimesAugust 11 2014 -
Displaced Iraqi refugees flood Erbil’s sweltering streets
Middle East EyeAugust 11 2014 -
Medics in Jordan treat Syria's war wounded
Al Jazeera EnglishAugust 10 2014 -
They came, they killed, they gave us 12 hours to leave
The Sunday TimesAugust 10 2014 -
In Jordan, all refugees are not equal
Middle East EyeAugust 9 2014 -
Islamic State supporters in the West speak out
Middle East EyeJuly 14 2014 -
FSA leader shot as war spills into Jordan
The TimesJuly 14 2014 -
Jordan’s Kurds: Kurdish, Jordanian – and Proud
RudawJuly 2 2014 -
Abu Qatada acquittal raises questions about his next move
Middle East EyeJune 27 2014 -
Cleric will never be allowed to return
The TimesJune 27 2014 -
Isis spreads terror with plundered US weapons
The TimesJune 24 2014 -
Assad barrel bombs slaughter refugees asleep in their tents
The TimesJune 19 2014 -
Kurdish family dominates Jordan business and market
BasNewsJune 17 2014 -
Historical Ties Growing Between Jordan and Iraq's Kurds
RudawJune 7 2014 -
A Rebel Rift Is Brewing On Syria’s Southern Front
VICE NewsMay 25 2014 -
Assad’s forces turns their guns on the south after victory in Homs
The TimesMay 21 2014 -
Rift grows between rebels in southern Syria
Middle East EyeMay 20 2014 -
A guide to Syria's key factions
Middle East EyeMay 19 2014 -
Syrian refugees are stuck at the border with Jordan and can't get out
VICE NewsMay 9 2014 -
Exclusion, not extremism, fuels tensions in Jordan’s south
Middle East EyeMay 6 2014 -
Jordan tries new tack with Azraq refugee camp
Middle East EyeMay 2 2014 -
The invasion of Kassab: 'We were evicted'
Al Jazeera EnglishApril 30 2014 -
Kurdish Tailoring Traditions Reflect a Culture in Flux
RudawApril 29 2014 -
At the ragged edge of Dera’a, situation grows grim for displaced families
Middle East EyeApril 28 2014 -
In Beirut, Sarah’s Bag Balances Style and Social Good
Business of FashionApril 22 2014 -
Refugees deny tales of genocide by Syria rebels
The TimesApril 15 2014 -
US training but no guns for Syrian rebels
The TimesApril 10 2014 -
Learning to fight like an American at the FSA training camp in Jordan
VICE NewsApril 3 2014 -
Profit and Loss on the ‘Champs-Élysées’ of a Syrian Refugee Camp
Business of FashionMarch 10 2014 -
Onslaught Begins on Syrian Revolution's Ground Zero
VICE NewsMarch 6 2014 -
Giving Syrian victims of war a chance to restart
Your Middle EastJanuary 24 2013 -
Akkar – the grind and shadow of the war next door
Your Middle EastJanuary 17 2013 -
Kidnapped U.S. journalist missing in Syria for six weeks
ReutersJanuary 2 2013 -
Syria video shows stabbing and stoning blamed on Assad militia
ReutersJanuary 2 2013