Strait Talk, a program of Turkey’s TRT World, reports from Idlib city in northwest Syria. Amid the declaration of a de-escalation zone and the military ascendancy of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, can a local council provide effective governance, security, justice, and public services?

The 25-minute report features an interview with Mohammad al-Sheikh (pictured), the head of the Syrian Salvation Government; Mohammad Mahfouz Qalaa of Idlib’s local council; Mohammad al-Sayouni of the Salvation Government’s Steering Committee; and residents.