Yasser Allawi is a Syrian freelance journalist. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/yasser-allawi/rss en ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:47:23 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/11/06/conversations-fleeing-isis-conscription-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/11/06/conversations-fleeing-isis-conscription-in-deir-ezzor When ISIS ordered the forced conscription of all men of fighting age in Deir Ezzor, Ali knew he had no other choice but to enlist a smuggler and escape the eastern province. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:25:27 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/10/30/inside-rukban-camp-one-of-syrias-most-desperate-settlements-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/10/30/inside-rukban-camp-one-of-syrias-most-desperate-settlements-2 The situation in the Rukban camp for internally displaced persons near the border with Jordan is rapidly deteriorating. International humanitarian groups are close to being overwhelmed, despite local NGOs and rebel groups trying to help out as well. Civil Society Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:29:48 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/27/inside-rukban-camp-one-of-syrias-most-desperate-settlements https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/27/inside-rukban-camp-one-of-syrias-most-desperate-settlements The situation in the Rukban camp for internally displaced persons near the border with Jordan is rapidly deteriorating. International humanitarian groups are close to being overwhelmed, despite local NGOs and rebel groups trying to help out as well. Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/04/18/36-mass-graves-uncovered-in-deir-ezzor-activists https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/04/18/36-mass-graves-uncovered-in-deir-ezzor-activists Members of an underground activist network named “Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently” have scoured government and ISIS-controlled territories across the oil-rich province and discovered 36 mass graves – allegedly the grisly work of extremist militants and government forces. Displacement War Economy Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/29/from-turkey-to-europe-qa-with-a-smuggler https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/29/from-turkey-to-europe-qa-with-a-smuggler Who is behind the smuggling of refugees from Turkey to the Greek islands? How are these potentially deadly trips planned and organized? In the second installment of an ongoing investigation into dangerous routes to safety, Syria Deeply speaks with a people smuggler in Izmir. ISIS Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/07/28/isis-confiscates-homes-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/07/28/isis-confiscates-homes-in-deir-ezzor Local residents are enduring ISIS’s punitive home confiscations and other strict policies. Education ISIS Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/22/the-islamic-states-schools-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/22/the-islamic-states-schools-in-deir-ezzor “Most of the lectures focused on the necessity of fighting Western countries, and the Arab countries that are their allies. They appointed themselves as God’s soldiers on earth and gave themselves the right to judge and punish people. ”. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/12/a-kurdish-fighter-in-kobani-tells-his-story https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/12/a-kurdish-fighter-in-kobani-tells-his-story ‘We hope that a speedy international intervention can save Kobani, because everyone knows that if it falls, there will be huge massacres’. ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/07/isis-issues-11-rules-for-journalists-in-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/07/isis-issues-11-rules-for-journalists-in-deir-ezzor Many local journalists fled Deir Ezzor when ISIS arrived – and the ones who stayed behind are forced to abide by the extremist group’s draconian rules. Health Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Yasser Allawi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/28/conversations-doctors-in-deir-ezzor-see-polio-and-infectious-diseases-return https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/28/conversations-doctors-in-deir-ezzor-see-polio-and-infectious-diseases-return The province, which has been the site of heavy fighting between extremist factions, faces polio’s wrath 14 years after it last appeared in Syria.