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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Two killed, others missing as flash floods hit northwest Syria

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
Syria's security forces engaged in deadly clashes with the militant group in Idlib earlier this week [Getty]
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Syria reaches truce with French-led militant group in Idlib

The New Arab Staff
24 October, 2025
Security personnel stand armed near the crowd during a protest in support of the Syrian state in Idlib, Syria, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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Three Druze civilians killed after van shot at in Syria's Idlib

The New Arab Staff
22 October, 2025
Children sit in the bed of a truck in front of a house, the site of a reported operation by the US-led coalition, in the town of Atme in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on August 20, 2025. (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Syria says US-led coalition killed senior IS leader in northwest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 August, 2025
US forces landed in the town of Atmeh in northern Syria [Getty]
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Syria: US forces airdrop near Idlib, mass grave found in Latakia

The New Arab Staff
20 August, 2025
Syrian rebels Idlib [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria: Rebels seize control of Idlib air base of Abu al-Duhur

The New Arab Staff
30 November, 2024
The Assad regime has been caught by surprise by the size and professionalism of the Syrian rebel offensive
Syria
MENA
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What is behind the new rebel offensive in northwest Syria?

The New Arab Staff
28 November, 2024
Officials from Turkey and Qatar inaugurate newly constructed homes for displaced people
Qatar
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Qatar constructs two new villages for IDPs in northwest Syria

The New Arab Staff
19 November, 2024
The Assad regime and Russia frequently targets civil infrastructure in Idlib
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Massive displacement in Syria's Idlib amid Assad regime attacks

The New Arab Staff
31 October, 2024
Muddy pool of water in front of a row of tents
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Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2024
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Syrian civil war
MENA
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Ten killed in Russian strikes on rebel-held Syria's Idlib

The New Arab Staff
17 October, 2024
damaged building with bullet holes in the walls and hole created by a rocket after the Syrian army's attack on Sarmin village of Idlib
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MENA
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Thousands flee northwest Syria frontline amid shelling

Oliver Mizzi
04 October, 2024
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Syrian hospitals face major funding shortfalls, risking closure

The New Arab Staff
05 September, 2024
White Helmets warn Assad could use chemical weapons to stop rebel advances
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12 Syrian soldiers killed in HTS-claimed suicide attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2024
A Free Syria's flag is seen next to a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration held in front of the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on May 24, 2013
Syria
Analysis
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Why Turkey is accelerating towards normalisation with Syria

Giorgio Cafiero
29 August, 2024
Turkey Syria border [Getty]
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Turkey's border closures threaten north-west Syria with disaster

Hadia Al Mansour
16 July, 2024
Syria
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Syrians in regime territory vote in parliamentary elections

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2024
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Idlib
Society
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Hajj 2024: Thousands prepare for holy pilgrimage in north Syria

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

11 June, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Protests against powerful group persist in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 May, 2024
Ruined tower in Idlib
Idlib
Society
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Preserving Syria's past: The tragic loss of Idlib artefacts

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

09 May, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Syria's HTS reforms security body after mounting protests

William Christou
22 March, 2024