Idlib Atma News Today

Drug use is on the rise in northwestern Syria, where addiction is fueling intimate partner and family violence against women with few resources to turn to.

Coinciding with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, more than 300 children who live in displacement camps or work in opposition-controlled Idlib are participating in a parallel soccer tournament: the Camps World Cup. 

In northwestern Syria, financial hardship, despair and a shortage of psychological specialists contributes to mental health crises. And in cases of suicide, family members of the victims often grapple with social stigma.