Idlib Hospitals on the Brink of Collapse
Souad al-Masri had just left the national hospital in Maarat an-Numan where her 13-year-old son Mounir was receiving treatment, when the building was hit...
A Devastating Loss
Abdalla and Sahar had been married for ten years when they found out they were expecting twins. The couple felt that their prayers had...
Idlib Residents Complain of Crime Surge
Residents of rural Idlib say they are experiencing a wave of robbery and kidnappings, with the military factions who control the area unable to...
Surviving Assad’s Prisons
Her name is Abeer. She is from Maarat al-Numan, and this is the story of the torment she suffered while detained by the Syrian...
Cancer Patients in Opposition Areas Cut Off From Treatment
Abu Thaer makes the long and arduous journey from Maarrat al-Nu’man to Damascus each month to ensure his four-year-old son can get free cancer...
An Exceptional Woman
Umm Abdu did not cry when she heard that her son and grandson had been killed. Instead, she stood up, performed her ritual ablutions...
A Wound that Will Never Heal
With anguish in her eyes and sighing deeply, Asma al-Aahi recalls the first few years of the war in her city of Maarat al-Numan....
Syrian Woman Spends Three Months in a Men’s Prison
Umm Mohammad is a 55 year-old mother of five sons, and is a sociable woman of strong character. Her support for the uprising led...
