Aboud Dandachi

Aboud Dandachi is a Syrian from the city of Homs who became a refugee and currently resides in Istanbul, Turkey. He comments on issues relating to the Syrian conflict and life in the Middle East. Aboud has been quoted by the BBC, NPR, LA Times, The Guardian, Al Arabiya and Turkiye Gazetesi; his articles have appeared in numerous outlets, including Turkey's Daily Sabah, Frontpage Mag and more. He can be followed on Twitter at @AboudDandachi.

Op-Eds

The Ramifications of ISIS’ Conquest of Palmyra

By Aboud Dandachi

When my home village of Talkalakh, Syria was occupied by the regime in the summer of 2013, there was no media attention on the event. Today, my village has been depopulated of 90% of its residents, many of its houses looted by Assad’s shabiha, down to the copper wiring.