The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/idlib/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Idlib | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/idlib/ 32 32 Thousands celebrate in Damascus after first Friday prayers since fall of Assad regime https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-celebrate-in-damascus-after-first-friday-prayers-since-fall-of-assad-regime/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:01:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439094 Insurgency leader Ahmad al-Shara calls on Syrians to 'show happiness without shooting bullets and scaring people'; US seeks interim government that's 'inclusive and non-sectarian'

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]]> Syria rebels appear to credit Israeli strikes on Hezbollah with aiding shock advance https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-rebels-appear-to-credit-israeli-strikes-on-hezbollah-with-aiding-shock-advance/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:28:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430988 Opposition figures speaking to Israeli TV say they love Jewish state and want to forge friendship; report indicates Hezbollah may be sending forces to Syria as Assad looks for help

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]]> Netanyahu holds assessment on Syria as jihadists enter Aleppo in lightning assault https://www.timesofisrael.com/jihadists-turkish-backed-allies-enter-aleppo-in-lightning-assault-on-syrian-regime/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:17:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429706 Alliance led by Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch takes control of some 50 towns and villages, in Assad regime's biggest loss of territory in years

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]]> Jihadists kill 11 Syria soldiers in tunnel attack, says war monitor https://www.timesofisrael.com/jihadists-kill-11-syria-soldiers-in-tunnel-attack-says-war-monitor/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 03:50:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3081264 Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says assault in Idlib province carried out by al-Qaeda affiliate and group made up of members of China's Uighur Muslim minority

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]]> UN says deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Turkey https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-says-deal-reached-with-syria-to-reopen-main-border-crossing-from-turkey/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:00:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3067950 Bab al-Hawa gateway used for 85% of deliveries to rebel-held northwest Idlib region; agreement comes after dispute over terms for sending supplies to area

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]]> UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey over disagreement at Security Council https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-ends-aid-to-northwest-syria-from-turkey-over-disagreement-at-security-council/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:57:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3050425 Russia vetoes resolution to extend aid delivery through Bab al-Hawa crossing; alternative Russian proposal favorable to Syrian regime rejected by Western powers

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]]> Misery of war-weary Syrians exacerbated by deadly earthquake https://www.timesofisrael.com/misery-of-war-weary-syrians-exacerbated-by-deadly-earthquake/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:15:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2944252 Powerful 7.8-magnitude tremor devastates already ravaged areas where millions of displaced Syrians live in housing wrecked by years of fighting and bombardment

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]]> 6 killed in Syrian shelling of tent encampment, say first responders https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-killed-in-syrian-shelling-of-tent-encampment-say-first-responders/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:42:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2867935 Rebel factions reportedly respond by targeting government positions with artillery and missiles; two children among the dead

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]]> After impasse, UN Security Council extends talks on cross-border aid to Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-impasse-un-security-council-extends-talks-on-cross-border-aid-to-syria/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:53:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2794951 Thursday vote scrapped amid disagreement between Moscow and West over ongoing humanitarian deliveries via Turkey

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]]> Drone strike targets leader of al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria, US says https://www.timesofisrael.com/drone-strike-targets-leader-of-al-qaeda-linked-group-in-syria-us-says/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:56:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2788511 US military 'highly confident' it killed insurgent, who was hit while alone on motorcycle, in second operation this month against senior terror figures in Syria

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]]> Thought he was a cab driver: Syrians shocked to find Islamic State head was neighbor https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-town-shocked-to-find-out-islamic-state-leader-was-a-neighbor/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:24:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696182 After US raid kills terror chief, one of world's most wanted men, residents of his town say he lived modestly and pretended to be a taxi driver

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]]> Biden okayed riskier op to kill IS head in order to limit civilian harm https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-okayed-riskier-op-to-kill-is-head-in-order-to-limit-civilian-harm/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:35:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696086&preview=true&preview_id=2696086 Women and children still killed in raid, when al-Qurayshi detonated a suicide vest

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]]> US reportedly notified Israel ahead of raid that killed Islamic State leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-provided-intel-used-in-us-operation-to-kill-islamic-state-leader-report/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:49:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696009&preview=true&preview_id=2696009 Bennett and Defense Minister Gantz hail killing of terror chief in Syria: 'The world is now a safer place'

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]]> Biden: Islamic State’s global leader killed in overnight special forces op in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-says-islamic-states-leader-killed-in-overnight-special-forces-op-in-syria/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:45:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2695730 US president says terror chief al-Qurayshi detonated bomb that killed himself, wife and kids 'in act of cowardice,' as special forces surrounded their Idlib province home

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]]> US special forces carry out raid in Syria; women, children among 13 said killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/women-children-among-13-said-killed-during-us-special-forces-raid-in-syria/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:37:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2695569 Pentagon says mission was successful; monitor group reports civilian casualties in village of Atmeh near Turkish border; target not immediately clear

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