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Ali Haj Suleiman, Husam Hezaber

Anti-Assad Syrians lead protests against prison torture by rebel group

Protests against Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham have reached Idlib city, the centre of the group's political and military power [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera]

Binnish, Syria – Despite the dangers of dissent, people in northwestern Syria have been taking to the streets in recent weeks to protest an armed group formed out of an al-Qaeda breakaway faction.

The protests against Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls a large portion of Idlib province, began on February 25 in Sarmada, near the Syria-Turkey border.

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