Manar Suleiman
A pseudonym for an investigative journalist based in Damascus.
Somariya, between past and present
22 January 2026
To Damascus residents, the name Somariya is associated with Hafez al-Assad’s brother, Rifaat al-Assad. Today its Alawi inhabitants are forcibly displaced, as an armed faction reclaimed the land stolen back...
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