Activists and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militant group claim fierce battles are ongoing in the onetime opposition stronghold Syrian government forces gather near the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad, Heba Nasser via Middle East Eye Published date: 20 August 2019 07:11 UTC Syrian government forces overran Khan … Continue reading Syrian government forces overrun key rebel town Khan Sheikhoun
Turkey says three civilians and 12 others wounded by raids on road as vehicles travel towards the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun A convoy of Turkish military vehicles is pictured near the town of Maar Hitat in northern Syria's Idlib province on 19 August 2019 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 19 August 2019 … Continue reading Tensions soar as Syrian government strikes Turkish military convoy in Idlib
Advance on Khan Sheikhoun, held by the opposition since 2014, comes after collapse of a ceasefire in Idlib earlier this month Syrian families, with trucks loaded with their belongings, drive past a flock of sheep as they flee Idlib and Hama provinces (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 14 August 2019 11:57 UTC Fighting raged in … Continue reading Civilians flee as Syrian government closes in on key rebel town
Majority of victims civilians struck by raid on a market in the Idlib province town of Maaret al-Numan This strike comes days after air raids by Russian and Syrian warplanes killed 18 people, including a young citizen journalist (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad, Areeb Ullah via Middle East Eye Published date: 22 July 2019 10:12 UTC More than 100 … Continue reading AIR STRIKES ON NORTHWEST SYRIA KILL DOZENS, ACTIVISTS SAY
Whether through death and injury, or losing their education, children are paying a heavy toll amid mounting air strikes White Helmet rescuers remove Khaled from the rubble of his bedroom (YouTube screenshot) By Harun al-Aswad in Maarat al-Numan, Syria via Middle East Eye Published date: 28 June 2019 09:28 UTC Four-year-old Khaled al-Bakour was trying to hide in his … Continue reading ‘KILLED IN THEIR CLASS SEATS’: CHILDREN BEAR BRUNT OF SYRIAN GOVERNMENT BOMBING OF IDLIB