A self-proclaimed government operating in opposition-held areas of Syria has issued guidelines to the public on combatting cholera, amid a worrying increase in cases of the disease in the war-torn country. The Syrian “National Salvation Government” (NSG) warned people in a four-page leaflet not to drink polluted water, make sure food was properly cooked, peel all fruit and vegetables, and wash their hands regularly. The NSG is associated with the hardline Islamist armed group Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) which dominates Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province. It challenges the authority of both the …