For weeks Syrian forces have been massing around the edges of Idlib province, preparing for an offensive to retake the last major part of the country still under the control of the armed opposition.

Idlib is an avatar for the Age of Impunity. The old models no. Military conflicts now last for longer and take place in densely populated cities, among a huge variety of state and non-state actors.

On Aug. 9, the Syrian army dropped leaflets on the province of Idlib telling residents that “the war is nearing its end” and urging them to cooperate with government forces. One showed grainy ...

Idlib has been the subject of a military campaign since 30 April this year. There have been over 800 deaths and the UN said it could become the ‘worst humanitarian disaster’ of the century.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon writes that the Russia-Turkey deal to stave off the Idlib offensive shows what might be possible when US public and private diplomacy is at work.

Idlib: Residents of last rebel stronghold declare their hatred for all sides in Syria's civil war. In the battle between Syria's government and opposition groups civilians say they would be 'happy ...

Idlib is an inferno. Since December, the Assad regime has conducted an offensive to take over Syria’s final rebel-held territory — which sits along the Turkish border — leading to massive ...