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Syrians in one rural town recount how wages cannot keep up with the ever-increasing cost of living, with families barely able to afford simple produce Syrians stand in a queue to buy bread in the town of Binnish in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on 11 January 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Sheren Khalel, Harun al-Aswad Suha al-Atassi … Continue reading ‘Only the basics’: In Syria everyday staples have become luxury expenses →

Pro-government raids kill Abu Khalid al-Shami and several civilians as clashes heat up in Idlib's south Abu Khalid al-Shami's car in southern Idlib was hit by a pro-Syrian government rocket attack (MEE/Ali Haj Suleiman) By Harun al-Aswad A rocket attack killed a senior Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday morning, … Continue reading Syria: HTS military spokesman killed by rocket attack in Idlib →

Sources detail a plot to recruit former rebels in an attempt to kill off the elders and leaders keeping Kanakar from Damascus's grasp Syrian soldier mans a checkpoint in Quneitra province. Kanakar is a gateway to Quneitra from Damascus (Reuters) By Harun al-Aswad in Istanbul, Turkey Earlier this year, an unfamiliar car rolled into the Syrian village of … Continue reading How Syrian intelligence tried to seize a strategic village through assassinations →