Idlib

Like being in Assad’s prisons: Female survivors recall their ordeals in HTS cells
Jan 07,2021
As winter sets in, HTS faces popular discontent around fuel prices 
Contraception and reproductive health: The plight of women in northwest Syria
Northwestern Syria: Life in the time of COVID-19 (Photos)
In the time of COVID-19, displaced children in Idlib struggle to cling to their right to education in a safe envir...
LATEST FROM Idlib
Syria is the deadliest place for aid workers, and there is little hope for change
October 28
Syria is the most dangerous place for aid workers in the world. What can the international community do to better protect them?
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New HRW report implicates top Syrian and Russian officials in war crimes
October 15
Strikes conducted by Russian and Syrian armed forces in Idlib amounts to war crimes, a new HRW report says.
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Destitution, deception thrust Syrians into the Azerbaijani-Armenian war in Nagorno-Karabakh region
October 12
What are the motivations of the Syrians signing up to fight in the Azerbaijan-Armenia war?
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Looting, burning, cutting: How a decade of war has shrunk Syria’s forests
September 29
After a decade of war, Syria's forests and ecosystems have paid a grave toll.
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Escaping Idlib: Risking death for a chance at life in Turkey
September 13
Despite increasing restrictions on border crossings, Syrian refugees risk it all for a better life in Turkey.
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Inside an American journalist’s fight to get off the US ‘kill list’
July 29
Inside Bilal Abdulkareem's fight to get off the US 'kill list.'
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Women of northwestern Syria: A tireless fight for representation
July 15
Even under conservative HTS rule, women in northwest Syria are fighting for their right to be seen and heard in public life.
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UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Kevin Kennedy: Closing Bab al-Salameh ‘endangers the lives of children’
July 13
UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Kevin Kennedy, speaks with Syria Direct about the humanitarian situation in northwest Syria and the impact of the recent...
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What’s next for humanitarian aid in NW Syria after cross-border aid veto?
July 09
With the expiration of the UN cross-border aid resolution looming, alternative methods for aid delivery appear less than satisfactory.
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Infighting between extremist opposition groups reveals tension with HTS rule in Idlib
June 25
Fighting between newly-formed "Be Steadfast" and HTS reveal greater tensions about the latter's rule in Idlib.
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Northwestern Syria: Life in the time of COVID-19 (Photos)
Photo Essay: Footage shows a day in the life of displaced children in Idlib
Photo essay: Satellite imagery reveals the scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib
Photo Essay: Displaced families from northeast Hama flee ongoing battles, settle in sparse camps
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