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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
Syria
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
Idlib Calling: It’s like time has stopped
9 mei 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
May 6, 2019 It’s gradually becoming clear: the expected attack on Idlib has begun. The ceasefire in place since September,
Idlib Calling: Rebuilding
9 april 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Friday, April 5 Ahmed’s house in Saraqeb was hit by a missile on 10 March. Now that the White Helmets
Idlib Calling: Are you OK in Utrecht?
20 maart 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday, March 19 Utrecht. Monday morning at 10:45 AM. The news comes in — a man has shot and killed
Idlib Calling: All checkpoints
1 maart 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Wednesday, February 27 Bombs are once again falling on Saraqeb. But we aren’t going to talk about that today. There
