How Syrians in Idlib feel about the crisis

Civilians in rebel-held areas in northern Syria have expressed solidarity with Ukrainians and cast doubt on the impact of western sanctions.

“My colleagues and I have painted murals on the walls of our houses destroyed by Putin-backed Assad, to show our support for the Ukrainian people,” Aziz al-Asmar, a Syrian graffiti artist, told Middle East Eye.

“Russia does not care about shedding the blood of thousands of innocent people, for its own interests,” Asmar said, from in front of a mural he painted on the wall of a house bombed during the war east of Idlib province.

“We have suffered a lot by false Russian promises. I hope the Ukrainians will not suffer,” he added.

Russia-Ukraine war: How Syrians in Idlib feel about crisis