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Syria’s worst humanitarian crisis is now unfolding in Idlib | Vox
About half of Idlib province’s current population came there from other parts of Syria, displaced and uprooted by the civil war. Now, hundreds of thousands must flee again — some for the third ...
The Moscow Times on MSN16d
No Way Home: The Exiled Russian Speakers Fighting Their Own War in Syria
A dry wind rushes through the meanders of destroyed streets, bringing up the acrid smell of smoke laden with gasoline. In the distance, a minaret overlooks the dome of a half-destroyed mosque. “This ...
To rebuild from war, Syrian firefighters work to rebuild trust — in each other
They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...
The Washington Post5y
How this closing chapter of Syria’s war has become its most brutal
Idlib, a bastion of opposition to Assad’s rule in northwestern Syria, has braced for a battle since at least 2015, when two milestones — the capture of Idlib by extremist rebels, and Russia ...
ABC News6y
Refugee calamity feared as battle for Syria's Idlib looms large
REYHANLI, Turkey -- The battle for Syria's Idlib province looms large in what could prove to be the bloodiest conflict yet in this long and painful civil war. Located in the northwest corner of ...
THE WEEK5y
Syria war: Idlib air strike kills 33 Turkish troops in fresh escalation
Syria war: Idlib air strike kills 33 Turkish troops in fresh escalation. ... Syrian forces, supported by Moscow, are trying to recapture Idlib from rebels who are backed by Turkish soldiers.
The Washington Post5y
The Idlib crisis is a reminder that the Syrian war is not over
The crisis in Idlib, which threatens to be among the worst in a nine-year-long war full of them, is a reminder that the Syrian war hasn’t gone away — and that it has the capacity to worsen.
CNN7y
In Syria’s Idlib, a ‘safe haven’ that is anything but - CNN
Idlib was thought to be the last main refuge from war in Syria. But now, the province has become the government’s newest target. Where do displaced civilians go when there’s nowhere left to run?
The Forward on MSN1dOpinion
What exactly is going on between Israel and Syria — and is the prospect of peace dead?
After a massacre perpetrated by Syrian government forces in a Druze city, the IDF launched airstrikes on behalf of its own ...
Business Insider6y
Explainer: Why the War in Syria's Idlib Escalated Again - Business Insider
Smoke rises after Syrian government and Russian airstrikes hit the town of al-Habeet, southern Idlib, Syria, May 3, 2019. Associated Press 2019-05-09T18:04:00Z ...