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White earth: Soil salinization threatens farming in Raqqa’s Euphrates river basin ✍️ @walid_ALnofal syriadirect.org/white-earth-so…

9⃣ But the cost of some interventions is high, and may come too late for some land to be recovered. Still, agricultural engineer Muhammad Noor al-Ibrahim says recovery remains possible through "resuming maintenance...regulating water management and changing farming practices."

🧵 Soil salinization is a complex and expanding crisis in rural Raqqa, where fields are becoming unusable and farmers have limited means to respond. 🔗 bit.ly/4vbkckr

Al-Sharaa’s shakeup: A merit-based state, or a circle of trust? ✍️ @walid_ALnofal syriadirect.org/al-sharaas-sha…

7⃣ Despite hopes for an improvement in standards of living with the fall of the Assad regime and the lifting of international sanctions, Syria’s economy is struggling as the prices of basic goods rise and citizens’ purchasing power declines.

🧵 Following Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s reshuffle of governors and ministers, questions have emerged over whether the appointments reflect growing public discontent or signal a preference for trust and security control over participation and competence. 🔗 bit.ly/4nuOSdX

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As Atef Najib’s trial proceeds, what legal basis exists for transitional justice? ✍️ @natacha_danon and Hadi al-Ali syriadirect.org/atef-najib-tri…

9⃣ Najib’s next hearing is scheduled for May 19. His fellow defendants—who include former President Bashar al-Assad himself—are to be tried in absentia.

🧵 As the trial of former Assad regime security official Atef Najib moves forward, some lawyers and human rights experts warn that it may be premature in the absence of a legal framework for transitional justice. 🔗 bit.ly/4eGIIFi