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Inside Idlib, exploring HTS' stronghold

Considered by many as a "terrorist den," the last rebel stronghold is now a source of pride for its residents.

Inside Idlib, exploring HTS' stronghold

A boy waves the Syrian independence flag in al-Mihrab square, at the entrance to Idlib. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'OLJ)

Abu Marwan hadn’t set foot in Idlib for years. Stuck in the traffic near al-Mihrab Square, he stared, puzzled, at the cloud of smoke from the idling 4x4s. “Has it become Qardaha ?” he joked, referring to Assad’s stronghold near the coast. Idlib —...
Abu Marwan hadn’t set foot in Idlib for years. Stuck in the traffic near al-Mihrab Square, he stared, puzzled, at the cloud of smoke from the idling 4x4s. “Has it become Qardaha ?” he joked, referring to Assad’s stronghold near the coast. Idlib —...