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Idlib's displaced traumatized by operation that killed IS leader

Residents of the displacement camps near the site of the recent US operation that killed IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi are still terrified of not only a possible return by the Islamic State, but also by the US-led coalition.

Atmeh Syria
A neighbor of the residence in which the Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died during a raid by US special forces is pictured near the house in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Feb. 4, 2022. — AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images

Following the Feb. 3 US special forces operation that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria, civilians in Idlib have been growing more concerned about a possible return of IS, especially the residents of the displaced camps in the border town of Atmeh and the house where Qurayshi died during the raid.

Much seems to hinge on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls Idlib province. 

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