Hiba Dlewati is a print and multimedia journalist from Damascus, Syria and the assistant managing editor of Syria Deeply. Born in Michigan and raised in Syria, she currently lives in Beirut. She has worked as a freelance producer covering the ongoing war in Syria and ensuing refugee crisis in Turkey and Europe, and completed a National Geographic Fulbright Digital Storytelling Fellowship sharing in-depth stories from the Syrian diaspora in Jordan, Turkey and Sweden. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/hiba-dlewati/rss en Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Thu, 18 May 2017 13:19:47 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/05/18/syria-its-not-a-truce-until-government-tanks-are-in-the-square https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/05/18/syria-its-not-a-truce-until-government-tanks-are-in-the-square The recent government offensive against three rebel-held districts in Damascus is the first step in a major push to pressure the Eastern Ghouta, the last opposition-held enclave in the Damascus suburbs and one of Russia’s four proposed “de-escalation zones.” Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups War Economy Sat, 28 Jan 2017 06:21:18 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/28/afrin-kurdish-town-isolated-by-siege-politics https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/28/afrin-kurdish-town-isolated-by-siege-politics The predominantly Kurdish district of Afrin in northwestern Syria has been under near-continuous siege for four years but remained relatively calm, attracting hundreds of thousands of displaced people. Now, it is under threat from Turkish military operations in Syria. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:50:29 +0000 Nawar Oliver, Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/19/proxies-and-foreign-powers-in-syria-endanger-civilians https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/19/proxies-and-foreign-powers-in-syria-endanger-civilians Foreign intervention and the many proxy groups fighting on all sides of the conflict in Syria have further polarized the war and complicated the rules for accountability when it comes to civilian protection. Health Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:07:05 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/12/23/in-eastern-aleppo-public-health-and-medical-care-are-hell https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/12/23/in-eastern-aleppo-public-health-and-medical-care-are-hell Some of the leading experts on health in Syria discuss the dire situation in eastern Aleppo and what to expect now that the city has fallen under government control. Crises & Conflicts Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:07:46 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/12/16/the-future-of-syria-is-very-grim-following-exodus-from-aleppo-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/12/16/the-future-of-syria-is-very-grim-following-exodus-from-aleppo-2 As Syria’s largest city falls to government forces after four years of fighting, Karam Foundation CEO and cofounder Lina Sergie Attar discusses the implications of Assad’s victory for the future of what was once Syria’s cultural and economic hub. Civil Society Displacement Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:32:13 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/15/the-future-of-syria-is-very-grim-following-exodus-from-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/15/the-future-of-syria-is-very-grim-following-exodus-from-aleppo As Syria’s largest city falls to government forces after four years of fighting, Karam Foundation CEO and cofounder Lina Sergie Attar discusses the implications of Assad’s victory for the future of what was once Syria’s cultural and economic hub. Civil Society Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:06:53 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/31/fewer-journalist-deaths-in-syria-because-there-arent-many-left https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/31/fewer-journalist-deaths-in-syria-because-there-arent-many-left The Committee to Protect Journalists spoke to Syria Deeply about how their work has transformed to meet the needs of journalists reporting on and in Syria, a country that has become an increasingly hostile environment for the press. Health Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:16:13 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/16/diabetes-patients-battle-for-insulin-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/16/diabetes-patients-battle-for-insulin-in-syria In the second installment of our series on chronic illnesses in Syria, we explore the diabetes crisis across the war-torn country and the constant struggle to obtain the insulin needed to treat the disease. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:02:50 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/05/burning-tires-in-aleppo-a-desperate-people-try-to-fend-off-warplanes https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/05/burning-tires-in-aleppo-a-desperate-people-try-to-fend-off-warplanes Residents of the now besieged eastern part of Aleppo city have been burning tires in a desperate effort to prevent warplanes from targeting civilians and opposition fighters on the front lines. Displacement Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:01:13 +0000 Hiba Dlewati https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/02/attack-in-jordan-leaves-70000-syrians-trapped-in-desert-without-aid https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/08/02/attack-in-jordan-leaves-70000-syrians-trapped-in-desert-without-aid Oxfam’s Camilla Jelbart Mosse spoke to Syria Deeply on the difficulties faced by aid organizations trying to reach 70,000 Syrians trapped in the desert after a suicide attack in June led Jordan to close its border and suspend aid deliveries.