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U.S. designates al Qaeda-affiliated group as 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'

The U.S. Department of State said on Monday it was designating an al Qaeda-affiliated group which operates primarily in the Idlib, Syria as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist."

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Truce Holds in Syria's Idlib as Turkey Bolsters its Military Posts

Saturday marked two years since the signing of the truce agreement between Turkey and Russia over Syria's northwestern Idlib province and some regions of the Hama, Aleppo and Latakia provinces. The agreement allowed Turkey to bolster its military positions along over 78 posts. It has also deployed hundreds of heavy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022

Putin has a history of atrocities. Just how far will Russian forces go in Ukraine?

We have already seen indiscriminate use of cluster munitions, and the firing of ballistic missiles and rocket artillery, says Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Civilians despair as Idlib hospitals shut down due to budget cuts

More than a dozen charity hospitals in northwest Syria have shut down or downsized their capacity due to funding cuts.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2022

Artillery in Northwest Syria Kills 6, Including 2 Children

Six people from the same family including two children were killed in a Syrian military artillery strike on an opposition-held village in northwest Syria on Saturday, opposition activists said. Residents said the family was outside their house enjoying sunny weather and drinking tea when the shell struck. Low-flying reconnaissance aircraft…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2022

Building Collapses in Syria, Killing Woman and 3 Children

A building collapse in northwest Syria killed a woman and three of her children, while her husband and three other children survived, the opposition Syrian Civil Defense group said Thursday. The collapse of the building Wednesday night on the southern edge of the city of Idlib came as northwest Syria…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2022

Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can't go home

Many Yazidi women who were abducted and enslaved by the Islamic State group as children have come of age during wartime

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Death of a terrorist: On the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

Geopolitical and sectarian faultlines in Iraq and Syria enhance the threat from the IS

The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022

Death of Isis leader during US raid in Syria spells trouble for Turkey

The incident raises questions over whether Ankara was incompetent or complicit by harbouring al-Qurashi

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

SDF Says Shared Intelligence with Washington

Kurdish military sources revealed that the “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) shared intelligence in the airdrop operation carried out by the US-led International Coalition in the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria. The operation resulted in the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. The sources confirmed that the SDF…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022