Manchester charity Syria Relief is providing aid to protect displaced civilians in the country’s war-ravaged Idlib province from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A representative of the Muslim communities in Manchester has released a statement condemning the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq.

Haytham Alhamwi’s head was turned towards bettering his nation’s broken politics as a university student. Through peaceful protests and a brutal prison stretch, he now runs one of the country’s most vital Syrian support groups from Longsight, Manchester. This is his remarkable story.

In the wake of the siege of Eastern Aleppo by pro Assad forces, and the continuing horror and strife across Syria, MM spoke with Syria Relief media executive Tasneem Albarazi.