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How Might the Rebels Govern Syria? Their Ruling History in Idlib Offers Clues Idlib

How Might the Rebels Govern Syria? Their Ruling History in Idlib Offers Clues

Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How Will the Rebels Rule Syria? Their Past Offers Clues. The Islamist rebels who ousted Syria’s dictator ran a pragmatic and disciplined…
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December 15, 2024
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues Idlib

Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

CNN  —  When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time on Tuesday, the backdrop included the flag of the Syrian revolution alongside another bearing the Islamic declaration of faith that is often displayed by jihadists. The choice of optics for…
bubmag
December 14, 2024
Syria’s de facto authorities get to work returning services to Aleppo Idlib

Syria’s de facto authorities get to work returning services to Aleppo

Since rebels took Aleppo more than a week ago, its new de facto authorities have been getting on with running Syria's second city, restoring basic services like communications, electricity and health. Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) had been administering parts of neighbouring Idlib province, before it launched on…
bubmag
December 9, 2024
Syria launches counter-attacks in bid to halt insurgents’ surprise advance Idlib

Syria launches counter-attacks in bid to halt insurgents’ surprise advance

The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements and struck Idlib city on Sunday in an attempt to stop insurgents from advancing further after they seized Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations in an adjacent province in a surprise offensive. The insurgents, led by Salafi jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, took over most…
bubmag
December 1, 2024
Egypt, Syria Foreign Ministers Discuss Escalating Situation in Idlib Idlib

Egypt, Syria Foreign Ministers Discuss Escalating Situation in Idlib

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone conversation on Friday evening, 29 November, with his Syrian counterpart, Bassam Sabbagh, to discuss the deteriorating situation in northern Syria, particularly in the Idlib and Aleppo regions. A statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Sabbagh briefed Abdelatty on…
bubmag
November 30, 2024
13 years on, Syrians in Idlib uphold revolution through street art, sky monitoring and rallies Idlib

13 years on, Syrians in Idlib uphold revolution through street art, sky monitoring and rallies

Thirteen years after the start of the Syrian civil war, citizens in the northwestern city of Idlib are continuing their protests through street art and monitoring the sky. And on the streets of Idlib, hundreds of people take to the streets every year to demand the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s…
bubmag
March 16, 2024
IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria Idlib

IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and pro-government media said. The attack against the truffle hunters was one of the deadliest strikes by the Islamic State group…
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March 6, 2024