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Syria · 14 Feb 2020 Over 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, flee Russian-backed offensive in Syria More than 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled their homes during a Russian-backed Syrian military campaign to clear the opposition… Israel · 14 Feb 2020 Israel strikes Iranian targets near Damascus Seven people were killed in an airstrike reportedly launched by the Israeli military in the Damascus area on Thursday night, according to… Syria · 11 Feb 2020 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria on Monday, Turkey's defence ministry said, after Turkey deployed thousands of troops… Israel · 7 Feb 2020 Syrian air defence nearly hit passenger plane after Israeli attack The Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow claimed that the Israeli attack on Syria, which killed at least 23 pro-Iranian gunmen in the… Syria · 4 Feb 2020 Erdogan vows that Turkey will not allow Syrian forces gain ground in Idlib President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will not allow Syrian forces to gain ground in the last opposition stronghold of Idlib, in… Turkey · 3 Feb 2020 Deadly confrontation between Turkey and Syria At least six Syrian government soldiers were reportedly killed by Turkish shelling in Idlib region, Syria, on Monday, in an attack that… Syria · 17 Jan 2020 Syrians hold secret peace summit in Berlin Some of Syria's leading figures met in secret this week in Berlin to overcome the sectarian divides that are tearing their country… Syria · 16 Jan 2020 Air strikes in Syria kill 18 in Idlib city despite truce At least 18 civilians are reported to have died in air strikes that hit a market and an industrial zone in the… Syria · 10 Jan 2020 Reports of unidentified planes strike in eastern Syria Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Israel on Friday, reports said, triggering “a huge explosion” amid soaring tensions… Syria · 25 Dec 2019 ‘Damascus is the capital of Christmas’ event in the Syrian capital A scene of the entry of Mary and Jesus to a cave in al-Abassyeen square in Damascus, Syria. This was part of… Syria · 22 Dec 2019 Syria’s army air defence system intercepts missiles from the direction of Israel The Syrian army's air defense system intercepted missiles coming from the direction of Israel that were aimed at targets on the outskirts… Syria · 22 Dec 2019 25,000 civilians flee Syria’s region of Idlib to Turkey At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria's northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said…