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Barrett Limoges
Barrett Limoges worked with Syria Direct until 2019. His work has appeared previously in Al Jazeera English, Al-Monitor, Huffington Post, Middle East Eye, PBS Newshour and other publications.
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Bombardments continue across Idlib province as regional leaders meet in Sochi to decide fate of rebel-held northwest
A man rides his motorcycle through Idlib in February. Photo […]
Suicide bomb strikes HTS-linked government headquarters in Idlib city, amid wave of attacks blamed on IS
Idlib city in November 2018. Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP. AMMAN: A […]
With evacuations of Turkish-backed rebels ongoing, hardline coalition HTS cements control over majority of Syria’s northwest
AMMAN: Ongoing evacuations of Turkish-backed rebels from frontline positions in northwestern Syria saw at least 1,700 troops from the National Liberation Front rebel coalition exit northern Hama province by Thursday, according to a local Ahrar a-Sham commander.The evacuations, which began on January 13, were set out in a ceasefire agreement signed last week between factions from the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) and archrivals Hay’at Tahrir a-Sham (HTS).
Road to nowhere: Syrian long-haul truckers find themselves trapped in Egypt’s Sinai
Syrian-owned trucks sitting in line in Nuweiba, Egypt on November […]
In one town in Idlib’s buffer zone, residents fleeing ongoing bombardments lose hope for Russian-Turkish deal
Makeshift camps line rural streets outside of Jarjanaz on December […]
Clashes erupt across Afrin as Turkish-backed rebels move in on faction singled out for ‘corruption’
Smoke rises over Afrin during Sunday’s clashes. Photo courtesy of […]
Civil society, aid organizations withdraw into the shadows as Syrian government reasserts control
Vehicles of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent enter Daraa on […]
One year after the expulsion of the Islamic State, civilians in Raqqa eke out an ‘existence among the rubble’
Passengers board Raqqa’s ferry service before crossing the Euphrates in October. […]
Hardline groups within Idlib buffer zone defy withdrawal deadline as rebels, government exchange fire
NLF fighters in rural southern Aleppo on Sunday. Photo by […]
Idlib ceasefire remains fraught with obstacles as Turkish-backed rebels announce withdrawal from buffer zone
An NLF fighter in southwest Idlib province on Sunday. (Photo […]