Idlib (Arabic: إِدْلِب, romanized: ʾIdlib, pronounced; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level, and is 59 kilometers (37 mi) southwest of Aleppo.

Dec 18, 2024 · From Idlib, rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, launched an astonishing offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad and ended his family's five-decade dictatorship in...

Idlib, town and capital of Idlib muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northwestern Syria. It is situated in a fertile basin midway between Aleppo and Latakia and is an important textile centre and a market for one of Syria’s better agricultural districts.

Feb 17, 2025 · A man clears rubble from his home which was damaged during the war between rebels and the Assad regime, in Maarat al-Numan, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Feb 18, 2020 · The northern Syrian province of Idlib is the last remaining stronghold controlled by forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.

May 17, 2024 · IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Members of a powerful insurgent group in Syria ‘s rebel-held northwest fired into the air and beat protesters with clubs Friday, injuring some of them as protests intensified to demand the release of detainees and an end to the group’s rule.

Mar 17, 2025 · “The sword of the people of Idlib wants only you,” he sings, referring to the territory in northern Syria that was ruled by al-Sharaa’s now dissolved Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), before ...

Mar 17, 2025 · Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, ... Syria from Türkiye this year than in all of 2024, and assistance is now reaching former frontline areas in rural Idlib, Latakia and Aleppo. However, ongoing funding cuts threaten these gains, with essential services at risk of ...

T his month—March 2025—Syria marks the sombre milestone of 14 years of conflict, with 16.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, the majority being women and children. Yet, unlike ...

Mar 9, 2025 · A convoy of government security forces departing Idlib, Syria, on Saturday and heading toward areas on the coast to confront armed men loyal to Bashar al-Assad.