Idlib

An aerial view shows tents and makeshift shelters damaged and flooded as residents gather amid debris after heavy rainfall inundated refugee camps in the Khirbet al-Jawz, Idlib, Syria, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu/Getty)
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Heavy rainfall has resulted in flash flooding in northwest Syria's Latakia and Idlib provinces, inundating entire communities and forcing evacuations

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2026
A plume of smoke rises following an explosion in Maarrat Misrin in the northern part of Syria's Idlib governorate
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Several killed in explosion at ammunition depot in Syria's Idlib [Getty]
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Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammed (L) shows on a tablet an interactive map that he created, revealing the detailed conditions of each house in his village Tal Mardikh, Syria, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Aerial view of the amount of destruction left in the Maarat al-Numan neighborhood after the end of the Syrian civil war in Idlib, Syria, on March 13, 2025. (Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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Syrian security forces have made a number of arrests related to the incident
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The US has launched several strikes targeting Hurras al-Din figures in recent weeks [Getty]
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The Assad regime and Russia have bombed civilian areas of Idlib in response to the rebel offensive
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Idlib strikes [Getty]
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