Idlib

Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib

Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two… Read More

Turkey shoots down two Syria warplanes in escalating offensive

Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes on Sunday in an escalating offensive. Read More

29 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Idlib

The latest attack means 42 Turkish security personnel have been killed in Idlib. Read More

Turkey tells Russia: Syria regime attacks on Idlib must stop

Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday he has told his Russian counterpart that the Damascus… Read More

U.N. says around 350,0000 Syrians have fled Russian-led assault in Idlib

 Around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled a renewed Russian-backed offensive in the… Read More

More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in Syria

Pick-up trucks carrying mattresses, clothes and house-hold appliances ferried entire families out of southern Idlib… Read More

Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdogan agree Idlib plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi to… Read More

Syrians in govt-controlled areas vote in local elections

DAMASCUS: Syrians in government-controlled areas cast their ballots on Sunday in the first local elections… Read More

Damascus shells Idlib as UN chief warns of ‘bloodbath’

Government forces shelled Syria's last major rebel bastion, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned… Read More

Assad ‘has been warned’ on Idlib chemical use: Mattis

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been… Read More

30,000 flee in Syria as UN fears century’s ‘worst’ crisis

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the UN… Read More

Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria’s Idlib

The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire that would… Read More

Syria is death trap for civilians, UN refugee chief warns

Civilians can no longer flee fighting and bombing raids in Syria because borders are so… Read More

Turkey, Iran and Russia to deploy observers around Syria’s Idlib

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN: Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to post observers on the edge of a… Read More

Militants control Syria’s Idlib after rebel pull-out: monitor

IDLIB: A former Al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the northern Syrian city of Idlib on… Read More

Strikes destroy seven hospitals in Syria’s Idlib: medics

IDLIB: Seven hospitals and clinics in northwestern Syria have been knocked out of action this month… Read More

Erdogan blames ‘murderer Assad’ for suspected Syria chemical attack

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blamed the Syrian government for a suspected… Read More

Russia defends Syria against ‘chemical attack’ outcry

MOSCOW/DAMASCUS: Russia defended its ally Damascus on Wednesday against international outcry over a suspected chemical… Read More

US probing whether Al-Qaeda number two killed in Syria

WASHINGTON: The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria,… Read More

Air strikes hit Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, around 30 dead – residents, monitor

IDLIB: At least 30 people died in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian city of… Read More