![Layla hopes that by sharing her story, she can help other women in a similar position [Salah Hassan Baban/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/yazidi.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A survivor describes how she kept a secret notebook in which she recorded the abuses committed against her and others.
Syria's War
![A man suspected of having collaborated with ISIL is greeted by family members upon his release from the Kurdish-run Alaya prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/000_8T72MW.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Released fighters ‘have no blood on their hands’ and have all repented joining ISIL, Syrian Democratic Council says.
![The report names 10 senior Syrian and Russian civilian and military officials who could be implicated in the violations [File: Aaref Watad/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/d98a92539493486f92a54e995951aa4d_8.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
The watchdog says the targeting of civilians by the Syria-Russia alliance may amount to crimes...
![A combination picture shows Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who the Syrian Democratic Forces claim are British nationals, in these undated handout pictures in Amouda, Syria released on February 9, 2018 [File: Syrian Democratic Forces/Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2018-02-10T011211Z_1516740781_RC1A70E3E680_RTRMADP_3_MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA-BRITAIN-SDF.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The two former fighters are indicted on multiple charges related to the hostage-taking and deaths of...
![The US Treasury and State Department together sanctioned six Syrians on Wednesday over ties to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [File: Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1e2e44cb1a3e46d9b478756ef81adbe5_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Wednesday’s actions aim to cut off revenues to al-Assad’s government and force it back to the negotiating table.
![Displaced Syrians sit in the back of a truck as they flee along the M4 highway in rebel-held Idlib [Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dde95c7691de4409a2d196eefc9d6451_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Report says President Bashar al-Assad’s government has ‘continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity’.
Armed group Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham that detained Tauqir Sharif last month says aid worker to appear in court in 15 days.
![Idlib has been the scene of fierce fighting since Syrian government forces launched an offensive in late 2019 [File: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/88bc61bfd71d4922a486a9bdc9f5cb98_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Three doctors and nurse are first cases to contract COVID19 amid fears of rapid spread at IDP camps in northwest Syria.
Sharif’s family and friends say armed group Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham has not provided official charges for his arrest.
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Report describes 17 attacks on hospitals, 14 involving schools, nine on markets, and 12 on civilian homes in Idlib.
![Displaced Syrians sit in the back of a truck loaded with belongings as they flee along the M4 highway in Ariha in the rebel-held northwest Syrian province of Idlib [Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4b122b74caeb4aebae459fe055172c31_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
After months of relative calm, Russian air attacks target villages in southern Idlib, rescuers and activists say.
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Attack comes two weeks after Turkey and Russia agree to a ceasefire in Idlib, halting a three-month Syrian offensive.
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Convergence on Idlib fighting but on refugees ‘a number of clarifications’ by the Europeans from Turkey’s president.
![People hold Syrian opposition flags during a protest the joint Russian and Turkish patrols on the M4 highway in Idlib province, Syria on March 15, 2020 [Reuters/Khalil Ashawi]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/570971b1d04a4bc39893fcddcd2844bf_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The March 5 agreement will likely follow the fate of all previous Idlib deals and fall apart soon.