Mohamad Katoub

Dr. Mohamad Katoub is a doctor formerly based in Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta suburb. He is the head of advocacy in Turkey for the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). He tweets @MhdKatoub.

Border-shaking earthquake response

Mohamad Katoub 20 February 2023

The earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria at dawn on February 6, 2023, did not, naturally, take into account the dynamics

Chemical weapons in Syria: No more red lines

Mohamad Katoub 12 April 2021

On Wednesday, the member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) voted to strip Syria of its voting rights

How the UN failed to save Syria’s hospitals

Mohamad Katoub 24 July 2019

A Syrian doctor says the UN’s plan to stop attacks on hospitals in Syria has failed. If it can’t be fixed, it should be abandoned.

Border-shaking earthquake response

Chemical weapons in Syria: No more red lines

How the UN failed to save Syria’s hospitals

A platform for Syrians to own their discourse.

A platform for Syrians to own their discourse.