Locals Fear IS May Infiltrate Idlib
When Sahar al-Hassan first rented her ground floor house in Maarat an-Numan to a group of widows, she felt confident they were simply refugees...
Empowering Women Farmers in Rif Idlib
Um Mohammad, 40, was delighted when she was accepted on to the Means of Living project to help support her with the family’s olive...
What if Idlib falls?
A few kilometers away from the frontline battle in South Eastern Rif Idlib, entire areas are lost as Baath party forces and their allies...
The Fate of a Girl
I was very fond of Zara, the 15-year-old daughter of one of my neighbours. Everyone could see how beautiful and intelligent she was. Her...
From Idlib to Aleppo
On May 17, 2017, when the truce came into effect in Idlib, I decided to take my son and go to Aleppo to obtain...
Children Painting Dreams
Children naturally try to adapt and cope when they witness violence. In the besieged Syrian province of Idlib, some have found a way to...
Kidneys for Sale in Northern Syria
Adverts offering human kidneys for sale have begun to appear among online listings for mobile phones and second-hand cars on social media pages in...
Salikah: A Winter Tradition
Making the wheat dish called salikah – in Kurdish, danûk – is one of the time-honoured preparations for winter in the al-Jazira area of...
Underage Girls Recruited to Kurdish Forces
The case of a 12-year old Kurdish Syrian girl recruited to fight alongside local militias has highlighted ongoing concerns about the recruitment of child...
Divorced for Failing to Have Children
My sister Amani got married when she was just 16. At first, she seemed to be very happy. She loved her husband and he...
Syria: Kafr Nabel Clinic Provides Vital Vaccinations
Rawan al-Junaid, 24, says that she no longer feels she has to worry so much about her baby Amjad’s health. The one-year-old boy has...
Syrian Students Pursue Studies in Lebanon
Lebanese universities are opening their doors to Syrian students forced to leave their country because of the ongoing war. The Syrians say they are...
A Better Shelter for the Displaced
A project in western Aleppo Rif has helped accommodate hundreds of families displaced from the north and south of the area. The Shelter project...
Holidays in Eastern Ghouta
While children around the world celebrated Christmas by opening presents, Abou Mohammad took his children on their usual morning trip to the dump to...
Syrian Kids are Taking Up Smoking
Wissam, 12, lights a cigarette and smokes it with obvious enjoyment, despite his hacking cough. His 37-year-old mother Manar says she has repeatedly tried...
Sold by Islamic State
Raghda was 11 years old when she was kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) fighters on August 3, 2014. Over the next three years, her...
