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UN says that Syrian, Russian air strikes in Idlib amount to war crimes

Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes, U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a…

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Putin and Erdogan agree on a ceasefire in Idlib, Syria (Updated)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had agreed a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at talks in Moscow that he hoped would lead to a halt of…

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Turkey downs two Syrian fighter jets as it intensifies Idlib attacks

Turkey has escalated a widespread offensive against Syrian troops and their allies, shooting down two government planes, wiping out dozens of pieces of military hardware including tanks and radar systems,…

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Photo Story – War Children in Aleppo

A group of displaced Syrians stand around the entrance to an underground shelter in the Taltouna village, 17kms northwest of the city of Idlib, Syria, 22 February 2020. According to…

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Russia and Turkey Agree to Reduce Tensions in Syria’s Idlib

Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syria’s Idlib province while continuing military action there, the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days…

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Escalation between Turkey and Syria after Turkish soldiers killed

Dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, in a dramatic escalation in the battle for control of the country’s last opposition stronghold. Turkish…

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City of Nairab, in Idlib province seized by Turkish backed anti-Syrian government forces

Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have seized the town of Nairab in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Turkish and rebel officials said on Tuesday, the first area to be…

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Syria facing ‘massacre’ on a scale never seen before, UN warns

The UN is warning an unprecedented bloodbath is looming in northwest Syria without international action to restrain the Assad regime. Regime forces backed by Russia are advancing into Idlib and…

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Syria: Turkish Foreign Minister tells Russian counterpart on need of permanent ceasefire in Idlib

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he told his Russian counterpart that attacks in Syria's northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately and that a lasting ceasefire had to…

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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 there to stem a Syrian government offensive. Anadolu…

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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 middle of Wednesday night, put a civilian flight…

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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 comments published Tuesday, a day after eight Turks…

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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 Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib. A monitoring group…

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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 on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified…

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20 die in Air Strikes in Idlib, Syria

Air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces killed at least 20 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Saturday, activists and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The attacks…

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Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib at UN Security Council

The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation…

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Russian warning on US strikes in Syria

The Russian military said on Sunday that the United States had carried out air strikes in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone in breach of previous agreements, inflicting numerous casualties and endangering…

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Doubts about opening of ‘humanitarian corridor’ by Syrian regime for civilians to flee

A "humanitarian corridor" has been opened in Syria so civilians from one of the last remaining rebel-held regions can leave and enter government-held territory, authorities have said. The country's foreign…

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Syrian regime forces take full control of Khan Sheikhun

Syrian regime forces took full control of the key north-western town of Khan Sheikhun on Wednesday, surrounding Turkish forces at a nearby observation post, according to the Syrian Observatory for…

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Ukraine’s and Syria’s conflict on agenda as Macron hosts Putin

Syria's and Ukraines' conflict were on the agenda as the French and Russian Presidents met on Monday ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, southwest France. Russia was excluded from…

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Turkey says its convoy attacked in Syria

Turkish military convoy was attacked en route to one of its observation posts in northwest Syria on Monday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said, adding that three civilians were killed and 12…

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Three more humanitarian workers killed in Syria, with civilian death toll ‘rising every day’

An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver and a rescue worker, were added to the grim…

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Syrian rebels claim to have shot down government warplane

A Syrian government warplane is reported to have been shot down as fighting continues in the rebel-held northern province of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring…

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Syrian forces gain ground in Idlib offensive

Syrian regime forces seized a town on the edge of Idlib province on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said, their first ground advance since resuming an…

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Children: The forgotten victims of the Syrian conflict

The BBC carries a heart wrenching story about two sisters caught in an aerial strike that demolished their residence in Ariha, in Idlib. A journalist captured the moment a five-year-old…

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Pope Francis writes to Syrian President Assad

Protection of civilian life, an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib Province, concrete initiatives for a safe return of displaced persons, the release of detainees and access for families…

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Air strikes kill 18 in Syria’s Idlib

Air strikes killed at least 18 people, including seven children, in rebel held Idlib region in north western Syria on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The northwest…

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Reports of Russian special forces fighting in Idlib in Syria

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two-month assault in north western Syria to…

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Air raids kill 11 civilians in northwest Syria

Syrian government air strikes on Tuesday killed 11 civilians in opposition-held northwest Syria, the target of months of bombardment by the government and its ally Russia, a war monitor said.…

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UN’s Guterres condemns ongoing airstrikes on Syria’s hospitals, medical workers

Reports that airstrikes have hit several health facilities in north-west Syria have been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General. In a statement issued late Thursday evening, António Guterres said that…

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Pregnant in Idlib, Syria means giving birth outdoors alone

This was not how Rabaa al-Shamaa imagined the birth of her fifth child. Out in an open field near the Syrian-Turkish border, the expectant mother lay on the grass, doubled…

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Warning that Syria’s Idlib ‘on the brink’ of a nightmare

The heads of 11 global humanitarian organizations warned on Thursday that the embattled rebel-held province of Idlib in Syria, stands on the brink of disaster, with three million civilian lives…

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Escalation in bombardments in Syria’s Idlib province raises concern of another humanitarian catastrophe and a new Aleppo

Renewed violence in rebel-held northwestern Syria has killed dozens of civilians and forced 150,000 people into flight in one week alone, leading to fears of a government offensive that humanitarians have…

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Turkey won’t leave Syria until elections – Erdogan

With the clock ticking on a deadline to spare Idlib from a regime attack, Syria’s last rebel stronghold is eerily calm. As violence subsides and the opposition tentatively embraces a ceasefire deal,…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Whether the new cyber-war will be the new cold war is still be seen, but in the past 24 hours the cyber warfare took centre stage in…

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Russia, Turkey and Iran to meet in New York to discuss Syria

Russia and Turkey agreed on borders of the demilitarised zone around Syria's Idlib, part of a deal aimed to prevent a military assault on the last rebel enclave, Russia's top diplomat…

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Breaking News: Russia and Turkey agree on the creation of Syria buffer

Russia and Turkey has agreed to create a buffer zone in Syria's northern Idlib province to separate the Syrian forces and rebels. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier today that…

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Any major offensive in Idlib would cause new refugee crisis from Turkey to Europe

Turkey's presidential spokesperson has said a major offensive targeting Syria's northwestern province of Idlib could cause a new refugee crisis from Turkey to Europe."Everyone's common point is that the solution must be…

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UN warns that Idlib assault could create the century’s worst humanitarian catastrophe

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century's "worst humanitarian catastrophe".…

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Despite the warnings, the US has neither the leverage nor the influence in Syria

Despite dire U.S. warnings and fears of a humanitarian disaster, the Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

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Military options being mulled, should Syria ignore US warnings against use of chemical weapons in Idlib

America’s top general on Saturday said he was involved in “routine dialogue” with the White House about military options should Syria ignore U.S. warnings against using chemical weapons in an…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the Morning Briefing for Friday, with the latest news to start informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines are, and…

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Party cups instead of masks. This is how Idlib’s children are preparing for the imminent conflict

Hudhayfa al-Shahad strapped a colorful paper cup filled with cotton and charcoal to a child’s face and tightened a plastic bag around his head: an improvised gas mask if chemicals…

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Fighter jets hit Syria’s Idlib targets as fears of battle mount

According to reports on 04 September 2018, Russian air forces allegedly bombed the rebel-held province of Idlib in northern Syria ahead of an expected major military offensive by the Syrian…

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Syrian government military assault on Idlib is a worrying escalation of Syrian conflict – Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States views the Syrian government military assault on rebel-held Idlib as an escalation of the Syrian conflict, as the…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The following briefing brings you the latest news from Malta, 13 countries around the Europe and the world and 4 main institutions following a review of the highlights…

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Syrian opposition rejects UN’s plan of Idlib evacuation

The UN called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria’s Idlib province, which could affect millions of civilians and see both militants and the…

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UN warns of a ‘perfect storm’ in Syria’s north-west if government will proceed with threatened offensive

The UN envoy to Syria has warned of a "perfect storm" in north-west Syria if the government goes ahead with its threatened offensive against rebels. Staffan de Mistura called for…

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