The exceptions: Prisoners of conscience languish in Idlib prisons
While Damascus hails the emptying of Assad regime prisons, detainees arrested for opposing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) continue to languish in Idlib prisons.
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08, 2025
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07, 2025
Southern Idlib’s water crisis deepens as displaced people return
Southern Idlib’s years-long water crisis is deepening as thousands of displaced residents return and increased demand strains what local infrastructure remains.
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07, 2025
Arbitrarily dismissed under Assad, Idlib public employees await reinstatement
Hundreds of former public sector employees in Idlib, arbitrarily dismissed from their positions by the Assad regime, are still waiting for progress towards reinstatement.
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06, 2025
Salvaging iron from Syria’s ruins a risky trade, but ‘a way to live’
Iron salvage is a common form of survival work in northern Syria, a way of eking life out of destroyed buildings—an all-too-plentiful resource. It is also a largely unregulated and hazardous sector, posing risks to workers and consumers alike.
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05, 2025
Southern Idlib towns find stopgap solutions for absent state services
As displaced people return to destroyed communities in southern Idlib, local initiatives are emerging as stopgap solutions for basic repairs and services, stepping into some roles that are the responsibility of Syria’s new administration.
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04, 2025
Aid cuts deepen waste and water crisis in Syria’s northern camps
Aid cuts have deepened a water and sanitation crisis impacting hundreds of internal displacement camps in northwestern Syria, where humanitarian organizations have long provided essential services.
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04, 2025
A legacy of division: Syrians face delayed recognition of SIG documents
Syrians who lived in areas run by the Turkey-backed opposition Syrian Interim Government (SIG) before Assad fell last year face challenges related to the recognition of their official documents by the country’s new authorities.
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02, 2025
Idlib faces new challenges as priorities shift to Damascus
As some services decline and prices rise in Idlib, residents fear shifting priorities could see the province return to its pre-2011 marginalization.
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01, 2025
As Idlib becomes a tourist destination, business booms and prices soar
Business is booming in post-Assad Idlib, as travel offices across Syria organize daily “shopping trips” for curious visitors seeking diverse goods at low prices. Meanwhile, increased demand means higher costs for locals.
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11, 2024
Opposition fighters break into Aleppo city: Why now?
Syrian opposition factions advanced rapidly and entered districts of Aleppo city on Friday in a shock offensive against regime forces, who unexpectedly retreated and lost strategic positions, including large parts of the M5 highway.