Idlib Calling: Happy New Year?
11 januari 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Wednesday, January 9 For the people in Idlib, the new year has gotten off to a bad start. The jjhadistsMeet Ahmed, theater producer from Saraqeb, and friend and partner of PAX. His life is no bed of roses. Saraqeb is in the Syrian province of Idlib, in the northwest of the country. Idlib’s future is, to say the least, uncertain.
After a period of daily bombings, it is now much calmer. But no one knows what’s in store for the area. Residents are doing their best to carry on with their daily lives. Russia and Turkey have imposed a demilitarized zone in order to separate the Syrian Army and armed militias.
A couple of times a week we speak with Ahmed to hear how he and his family are getting on. He says its important for people in Idlib that we here in the Netherlands hear about what’s happening. It makes them feel like they haven’t been forgotten.
11 januari 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
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