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Jabal Al-Jawiya, Syria

A Syrian man rides a motorcycle among groves covered with snow in the Jabal al-Zawiya region in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province, on Feb. 17, 2021.
A Syrian man rides a motorcycle among groves covered with snow in the Jabal al-Zawiya region in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province, on Feb. 17, 2021. Photo: Omar Haj Khadour (Getty Images)

In Syria, the snow created beautiful scenes, including in the Idlib province in the north which is controlled by rebel opponents of the President Bashar Al Assad. According to Middle East Eye, residents of the province headed out to play in the wintry landscape and threw snowballs.

Nearly 200 miles (322 kilometers) away in the Syrian capital of Damascus, people were also pretty excited about their first snow of the season. The inclement weather didn’t stop the Premier League soccer tournament from taking place, even though snow covered the field.

But the snow also wreaked havoc in parts of Syria. In the northwest, civil defense workers are concerned about the 3 million displaced people who live in refugee camps, often in tents and other temporary shelters. Last month, heavy rains damaged over 10,000 tents. The snow could add another compounding problem.

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