For three years, this Idlib town was besieged by rebels. Now emptied, it is haunted by the ghosts of its pro-government residents and defenders. A school-turned-prison in Foua (MEE/Harun al-Aswad) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 19 August 2018 09:01 UTC FOUA, Syria – Before the Syrian war, the fields around the northern town of Foua … Continue reading Inside Foua: A Shia town in the eye of the Syrian storm
For volunteers not accepted onto the much-publicised evacuation deal, escaping to Idlib is a case of getting out of the frying pan and into the fire. A civil defence volunteer searches for survivors after a bombing raid in Idlib city (MEE/Harun al-Aswad) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 31 July 2018 10:55 UTC IDLIB CITY, … Continue reading Daraa’s White Helmets: Far from safe and fleeing for northern Syria
Good homes and work opportunities are in short supply in northern Syria, to where thousands have fled from government assaults A man displaced from Ghouta looks out of his devastated home in Afrin. (MEE/Harun al-Aswad) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 20 July 2018 07:51 UTC AFRIN, Syria - Standing in his home in northern Syria's … Continue reading Syrians displaced from Ghouta suffer in Afrin and long for home
As the southern province falls under Damascus' control, its residents accuse the opposition of giving up too easily. The photo Between 270,000 and 330,000 Syrians have fled hostilities in Daraa since 19 June, according to the UN (AFP) By Zouhir Al Shimale, Harun al-Aswad, Chloé Benoist Via Middle East Eye.Published date: 6 July 2018 19:15 UTC In Daraa province, … Continue reading ‘They failed us’: Daraa civilians slam rebels for relinquishing control
Le groupe rebelle Ahrar al-Sharqiya, qui a aidé l’armée turque à prendre la ville aux YPG, essaie d’encourager un style vestimentaire plus conservateur dans l’ancien bastion kurde – mais l’initiative passe mal Un panneau à Afrin (Syrie) encourage les femmes à porter le voile. Traduction : « Nous sommes les descendantes du Prophète. Notre foulard … Continue reading Choc des cultures : à Afrin, une campagne appelant les femmes à se couvrir dérange