US president says Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died during raid by US special forces in Idlib's Atmeh, during which women and children were reported to have been killed Qurayshi succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as leader, who had led Islamic State when it took over large swathes of Syria and Iraq (social media) By Harun al-Aswad Published … Continue reading Biden says Islamic State leader killed in US raid in Syria
Syrians returned home tell MEE they were forced to sign papers agreeing to their own deportation A bus in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul carrying Syrian refugees returning voluntarily to Syria, 6 August 2019 (AFP/Ozan Kose) By Harun al-Aswad in Istanbul, Turkey | Published date: 2 February 2022 09:29 UTC Turkish authorities deported up to 150 Syrian refugees from … Continue reading Turkey accused of sending scores of refugees back to Syria
A ten-year-old boy and his 15-year-old sister were among those severely wounded in the strike that killed an al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Qasoum holds up his hand, which was wounded when shrapnel ripped through his car near Idlib on 3 December (MEE/Izzeddin Kasim) By Harun al-Aswad Published date: 5 December 2021 10:36 UTC Ahmed Qasoum's 10-year-old son may … Continue reading Syria: Family of six seriously wounded in US strike against al-Qaeda in Idlib
Farming communities relied on the Duwaisat reservoir to irrigate crops and supply their drinking water. Now drought threatens their future A man sits in a boat where Duwaisat's lake used to be. The lake in western Idlib province has dried up due to the effects of climate change and infrastructure damage (MEE/Izzeddin Kasim) By Harun al-Aswad … Continue reading The lake that vanished: Climate change and conflict combine in Syria’s Idlib
In order to leave, the women must agree to marriages vetted by the militant group or risk being smuggled to Turkey, sources say Sources told MEE that the houses at Camp al-Jumailya were similar in style but in better condition than those at this camp for displaced widows and orphans in Turmanin, Idlib (AFP) By Simon Hooper, Harun … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Women smuggled out of al-Hol held by HTS in Idlib camp