Idlib

Israel strike in Syria may push US to broker deal between Jerusalem and Damascus - analysis

Now, the warnings of a crisis in Syria between Israel and Turkey, two key US allies, may help lead to some kind of positive outcome.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria, August 22, 2026.
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014

Confusion over fate of ISIS commander after US-led raid in Iraq

While Syrian officials report one senior leader was captured alive and another killed, uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the high-profile mission.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Mahmoud al-Hamoud's son sits near tents installed next to his damaged house, as returning Syrians prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Idlib, Syria March 28, 2025.

At least two killed, 70 injured as blast rocks Syria's Idlib

Raed Al-Sale, Syria’s minister of emergency and disaster management, said rescue teams were carrying out an evacuation.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of a street damaged by the earthquake, in the rebel-held town of Harem, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 14, 2023.

No aid in Idlib as Assad army targets rebel-held northwest Syria after earthquakes

Opposition-held areas' ability to respond to last week’s massive tremors is threatened by a military offensive from the Russian-backed government

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Syrian rebels to complete withdrawal of weapons from Idlib zone on Monday

The Turkey-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) rebel alliance said on Saturday that the process of withdrawing heavy weapons had begun.

OCTOBER 8, 2018ByREUTERS
A GENERAL view taken with a drone shows the Clock Tower of the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria in June.

Why Idlib matters and the obstacles Assad faces there

The city is the last major Rebel stronghold in the war-torn country.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018ByREUTERS
Syrian refugee boy cries as he attends the funeral of five Free Syrian Army fighter near Idlib