Syria

“A bit strange”

23 september 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

There’s music coming out of Idlib. Rapper Amir from Ma’aret al Nu’man has just released his latest video: عكل الجبهات

Idlib Calling: No Exit

2 september 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

Slowly but surely, village after village in Idlib is falling into the hands of the Syrian army. It usually goes

Idlib Calling: Where’s the line?

26 augustus 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

Friday 23 August 2019 The Syrian army is poised to take control of the town of Khan Shaykhun, if it

Idlib Calling: Advanced warning

26 augustus 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

Thursday 22 August 2019 The attacks by the Russians and the Syrian army on Idlib have increased recently. In fear

Vacation

23 juli 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

Tuesday 23 July 2019 Before I go on vacation, I give Ahmed a call. It feels a bit strange to

Idlib Calling: Turncoats

8 juli 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

8 July 2019 I am in Gaziantep, Turkey, just 150 kilometers from Saraqeb. 150 kilometers from the war that just

Idlib Calling: Black Tuesday

24 juni 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

In Saraqeb, after “Black Tuesday,” the street is quiet. For three days, residents have been mourning ten young fighters from

Idlib Calling: All we hear is silence

6 juni 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

I wanted to talk to Ahmed today about how he celebrated the Eid al-Fitr, the festival ending the Muslim holy

Idlib Calling: Keeping the war out of the house

28 mei 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

I hadn’t heard from Ahmed in the past week, so I texted him to see how he was doing. I

Idlib calling: We need you

21 mei 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

It feels like the script for the war in Idlib was written a long time ago and is being executed