Chris Ray

Chris Ray is a freelance journalist whose writing on the Syrian war has appeared in Australian, US and UK publications.

Recent articles by Chris Ray

A massacre in Sharifa

A massacre in Sharifa

The residents of the Syrian village of Sharifa lay in puddles and rivulets of blood. Some died with arms outstretched; others seemed to clutch protectively at their chests. Most had been executed with shots to the head and two women had their faces blown apart.

An Islamist regime takes shape in Damascus

An Islamist regime takes shape in Damascus

On a winter night in 2014 I stood by the side of a highway outside Damascus as a Syrian army officer shone a torch over the contents of my suitcase he had ordered me to empty onto the grey dirt.

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