HTS security forces are on high alert in and around the Syrian city of Idlib amid continued protests against the hardline Islamist group's rule
![Syrians in Idlib province have been protesting HTS rule since the beginning of the year [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2024-05/GettyImages-2043203136.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=3rGUdcPS)
![Syrian regime forces have been bombing the Jabal al-Zawiya area of Idlib province for several days [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1645171236.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=CAqwCz2o)
![Northwestern Syria has been devastated by war and the recent earthquake [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-03/GettyImages-1247476734.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=p2HD7vfq)
![The regime has often targeted people gathering firewood in Idlib province [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-02/GettyImages-1234021563.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=R0EGk4rF)
![Al-Herak saw conflict between regime forces and opposition fighters earlier this year [Getty File Image]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-10/GettyImages-980512426.jpg?h=c12e0b96&itok=qFpuAYGL)
![Russia and the Assad regime frequently violate the ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-10/GettyImages-1235116495.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=DXUDGB9F)
