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Syrian jihadist group opens food market north of Idlib

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which controls Idlib in northwestern Syria, is supporting development projects in various economic sectors.
Idlib market

ALEPPO — A food market has been opened in the city of Sarmada, north of Idlib, under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The opening ceremony, which was held Dec. 12, was attended by officials from the HTS Syrian Salvation Government and the Ataa Humanitarian Relief Association, which implemented the project with funds from the Qatar Charity Foundation.

The market is expected to employ a number of unemployed people and provide consumer goods and vegetables of good quality and at cheap prices for city residents, whether from the region or displaced from other Syrian regions.

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