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Confusion among Syria rebels as Idlib deadline nears | AFP

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[A joint piece with Beirut’s Deputy Bureau Chief Layal Abou Rahal, published here on October 1, 2018]

With a deadline for establishing a demilitarised zone around Syria’s Idlib inching closer, confusion and apprehension is rife among Turkish-backed rebels who fear it will cost them their last stronghold.

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Live from Idlib, an American broadcasts from Syria’s last rebel zone | AFP

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 23, 2018]

Beirut (AFP) – Pointing to a green screen as if presenting a weather forecast, Bilal Abdul Kareem analyses the Turkish-Russian deal over Syria’s Idlib, broadcasting in his native English from inside the war-torn country’s last rebel stronghold.

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Foreign fighters in Syria’s Idlib face last stand | AFP

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 10, 2018]

Hailing from far and wide, they flocked to Syria to wage “holy war”. Now foreign jihadists face a fight to the last to hold onto Idlib, their final bastion.

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Paving the way: Syria highway traces winning regime strategy | ِAFP

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on July 6, 2018]

From second city Aleppo all the way down to the border with Jordan, Syria’s longest highway cuts through fertile fields of green, buzzing industrial zones and four major cities.

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Four years and one caliphate later, IS claims Idlib comeback | AFP

January 16, 2018January 17, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 16, 2018]

The Islamic State group has been roundly defeated across much of Syria — which made it all the more surprising when it announced an official comeback in the country’s northwest last week.

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Syria rebels lose heavyweight with collapse of Islamist faction | AFP

August 17, 2017August 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here August 17, 2017]

Beirut (AFP) – Syria’s opposition has lost one of its most powerful factions with the collapse of Islamist heavyweight Ahrar al-Sham, which once walked a fine line between jihadists and more mainstream rebels.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
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