In late March 2015, a recently formed umbrella group of rebel battalions named Jaish al-Fatah announced that it had “liberated” the city of Idleb from Syrian government forces. This represents a significant milestone in Syria’s ongoing conflict given that Idleb city was only the second of Syria’s 14 provincial capitals, after Ar-Raqqa, to fall out of government control.
Given the significance of Idleb city’s fall for humanitarian actors, policymakers, analysts, and Syrian civilians, SREO commissioned and executed this rapid assessment of the humanitarian and security situation in Idleb city. This assessment also examined civilian attitudes towards the Jaish al-Fatah fighters currently in control of the city. Field researchers began surveying city residents approximately one month after the city changed hands in order to balance timeliness with allowing residents to form informed views on the changes in the city.
Field researchers completed 500 surveys between May 2nd and May 9th, 2015. Among the 500 respondents, 109 self-identified as Jaish al-Fatah fighters, allowing this assessment to disaggregate and compare the perspective of civilians and fighters alike.
Resource collections
- Topics
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
