Syria: Next stop Idlib - 2012 (65 images)

These days the Syrian government is tightening its grip on the province of Idlib in the Northwest of the country. Idlib is an oppositional stronghold, a massive crackdown is to be expected. Timo Vogt was among the first to witness this new bloody chapter in Syrian desintegration. He entered the country from Turkey following arms traffickers and fighters of the Free Syrian Army. He had to flee the village of Kureen when it was attacked and shelled by government troops. He saw the devastation...
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These days the Syrian government is tightening its grip on the province of Idlib in the Northwest of the country. Idlib is an oppositional stronghold, a massive crackdown is to be expected. Timo Vogt was among the first to witness this new bloody chapter in Syrian desintegration. He entered the country from Turkey following arms traffickers and fighters of the Free Syrian Army. He had to flee the village of Kureen when it was attacked and shelled by government troops. He saw the devastation and the killings, but he also witnessed the power of a people standing up against state terrorism. And he managed to return home safely.
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