Idlib

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.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014
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

 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

A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

Russian jets bomb opposition-held Idlib - witnesses


As Putin, Erdogan Meet, Syrian rebels launch Idlib counter-attack

Fighting intensifies as Turkey, US set up joint operations center

Syrian rebels fighting the Assad regime celebrate.

Car blast, air strikes hit Syria's Idlib city - monitor

Idlib province, of which Idlib is the main city, is in northwest Syria and forms part of the last big rebel stronghold in Syria.

People walk past a damaged building in the city of Idlib on May 31, 2019.

Syrian war monitor: Rebels withdrew; Jihadists: We're still fighting

The recovery of these areas would mark an important gain for President Bashar al-Assad into the northwestern region which is the last major rebel stronghold in Syria.

A general view shows Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of Idlib March 16, 2015

Syrian air strikes hit Turkish convoy in Idlib

Three civilians were killed and 12 others wounded in the air strike

A Turkish military vehicle drives at Manbij countryside

Civilian death toll mounts as Syrian offensive widens

"They are bombing the towns and their outskirts to push people to flee."

Women walk through al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 1, 2019

Civilian death toll mounts as Syrian offensive widens

An air strike in the village of Deir killed seven people, mostly children, on Saturday morning, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry the national flag as they ride on motorcycles in Qusair, Syria after the Syrian army took control from rebel fighters, June 5, 2013

Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

The advance towards Khan Sheikhoun threatens to encircle the last remaining pocket of rebel-held territory in neighboring Hama province.

People walk past a damaged building in the city of Idlib on May 31, 2019.

Civilian Tragedy in Idlib as Regional Players Continue to Fight it Out

Russian airstrikes targeting civilian sites in last Syria rebel holdout; ‘benign neglect’ of international community leaves ‘no safe place’

Syrian refugee boy cries as he attends the funeral of five Free Syrian Army fighter near Idlib

Civilian Tragedy in Idlib as Regional Players Continue to Fight it Out

Russian airstrikes targeting civilian sites in last Syria rebel holdout; ‘benign neglect’ of international community leaves ‘no safe place’.

People walk past a damaged building in the city of Idlib on May 31, 2019.

Moscow Sends Troops to Front Lines in Syria- report

Russian Defense Ministry releases statement categorically rejecting claim its troops are participating in Idlib offensive

A Syrian rebel fires at forces loyal to Bashar Assad in Idlib, Syria