Idlib

Civil Defense: More than 200 killed in Idlib during Ramadan
Jun 13,2019
Dozens dead as Syrian Army counterattacks Kafranbuda in response to Islamist gains
“The wall engraved with shrapnel” and the remains of books: Memories of displacement in Idlib
“Where is there left to go?” Three Clinics are hit in regime strikes in Northwest Syria
“A true disaster” … Continuous escalation in North Western Syria displaces tens of thousands
LATEST FROM Idlib
Latest military escalation in Idlib creates new wave of displaced
May 01
Amman: Late Monday night, a mortar shell landed just meters away from Mohammed al-Sheikh’s house in the village of Kafr Nabuda. The resulting explosion injured his brother and pus...
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Explosion rocks Idlib's Jisr a-Shughour, as ruling Islamist faction intensifies operations against IS sleeper cells
April 24
An explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in Idlib province’s Jisr a-Shughour early Wednesday morning, killing more than a dozen civilians and sending massive plumes ...
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Syrians in former opposition pockets still using smugglers, corrupt security officials to transport themselves north amid ‘false promises’ of reconciliation
April 11
Residents of formerly opposition-held areas are paying smugglers thousands of dollars to transport them to the country’s last rebel stronghold.
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Moscow meeting signals deepening Russian-Turkish cooperation over Idlib, as Syrian government ramps up bombardment
April 09
Dawn had just broken over Saraqeb on Sunday, when a constellation of cluster munitions burst over the town and ripped through its local council building. It was the fourth consecu...
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With tents swept away by torrential rains, northern Syria’s displaced seek shelter in mosques, olive groves
April 02
Three rescuers in long blue raincoats cling tight to a rope as a brown-tinted current threatens to sweep them off their path.
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As majority of residents flee north, one man in bombed-out Khan Sheikhoun describes recent onslaught: ‘Life here is like a horror film’
March 20
In the few quiet moments, Muayyed Abu Amer’s friends still gather to chat, drink tea and brew coffee late into the night—just like how things were before the war.
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Turkey attempts to salvage Sochi agreement as bombing devastates Idlib
March 13
Explosion after explosion rocked the southern Idlib city, where shelling has become an almost daily feature of life.
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‘We’ve already died a thousand times,’ says one of last Khan Sheikhoun residents to flee wave of bombing
March 12
Khan Sheikhoun is a town of concrete. Poured-cement homes stacked beside one another, cinder-block sheds, shops and cafes.To be indoors during a pro-government airstrike or bombin...
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Shadow war between HTS, suspected IS sleeper cells leaves civilians in Idlib city living in fear
March 07
In rebel-held Idlib province, Islamist coalition Hay’at Tahrir a-Sham has launched a crackdown on suspected hardline rivals in Syria’s northwest, following a wave of bombings and...
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Civilians ‘caught in the middle’ as HTS roots out suspected IS sleeper cells in Idlib
March 07
Last week, a suspected Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber detonated themself inside a crowded restaurant in downtown Idlib city, killing several members of hardline faction Hay’at ...
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PHOTO BRIEFS
Photo Essay: Displaced families from northeast Hama flee ongoing battles, settle in sparse camps
Hundreds of residents return to regime-controlled Homs city months after leaving in rebel surrender agreement
Residents in northwest Syrian town caught in the latest crackdown by Al-Qaeda-linked rebel faction
Sick residents evacuated, injured fighters leave as second round of Four Towns Agreement begins
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