Idlib Calling: The Big Game
19 december 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Thursday December 19th It’s been a while since the last Ahmed Calling blog. We’ve kept in touch but we didn’t
Meet 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.
Every day, people get killed in air strikes and shelling by the Syrian and Russian armies. Children die covered in dust and debris. The war in Idlib is primarily a war against civilians.
A couple of times a month 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.
19 december 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Thursday December 19th It’s been a while since the last Ahmed Calling blog. We’ve kept in touch but we didn’t
11 oktober 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Friday 11 October 2019 The Turkish offensive in Northeast Syria is in full swing. Our partners and friends do everything
3 oktober 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Last week, after a long absence, a soccer league started up again in Saraqeb. The league is dedicated to Mohammed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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