Contents tagged with Idlib
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Turkey attacks Assad’s army and gives Russians a strong warning
A serious conflict is brewing between two Middle Eastern dictators. Turkish forces have been deployed in the Syrian province of Idlib, which is still controlled by Islamist militants, including ISIS. It was into this province that Assad’s forces drove the defeated opposition forces and caliphate supporters.
Now, at a time when the dictator Assad has regained control of most of Syria with the support of Russian troops, his army has approached Idlib. However, Turkey has effectively created a …
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Russian and Turkish representatives meet in Ankara to discuss situation in Syrian Idlib
Russian and Turkish delegations held talks in Ankara on the situation in Syria's Idlib, and also discussed joint steps to advance the political process in Syria, reported the NTV TV channel citing the statement of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Three-hour talks of inter-ministerial delegations led by Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Russia Sedat Onal and Sergey Vershinin with the participation of the Russian President's Special Representative for the Syrian Settlement …
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Russia sends out military patrols without Turkey again in Syria
For the second time this week, Turkish soldiers have not joined their Russian colleagues in the joint patrolling of Syria, said Major General Yury Borenkov, director of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, as cited by Russia’s Defense Ministry website.
According to Borenkov, because Turkey did not show up, Russian troops patrolled Syria’s Al-Hasakah region independently. The Russian military police has also continued to patrol the Aleppo province. Borenkov noted that the patrols took …
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Kremlin reports ‘tragic death of Russian soldiers’ in Syria
The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a statement reporting the “tragic death of Russian and Turkish soldiers” in Syria’s Idlib province.
“Between December 2019 and January 2020, terrorists from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham who had captured the de-escalation zone initiated their aggressive forays into and attacks against the positions of the Syrian government forces in the neighboring cities, especially Aleppo. In December 2019, we documented more than 1,400 militant attacks using tanks, machine …
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Turkish tanks enter Syrian Idlib province
A Turkish military convoy has crossed the Syrian border, reported Al Arabiya TV channel on Sunday, February 2.
It is noted that the convoy consists of several dozen armored vehicles, including tanks. In total, at least 40 armored vehicles and tanks of the Turkish army crossed the border through the Kafr Lusin border crossing in the north of the Syrian Idlib province. At the moment, the final destination of the convoy is unknown.
The day before, the Turkish military began to build a new …
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Human rights activists blame Russian aircraft for civilian deaths in Syria
Ten civilians have been killed by Russian airstrikes in the Syrian province of Idlib, said representatives from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Russian Defense Ministry called the allegations “provocation”, Current Time reports.
A bakery and a hospital in the town of Ariha, Idlib, were damaged in a Russian air raid early Thursday morning, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reports. The Russian Defense Ministry denied that Russian aircraft had been involved in any combat …
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Russian airstrikes kill eight people in Syrian Idlib province
At least eight people, including five children, were killed after Russian airstrikes in northwestern Syria on Tuesday. United Nations informs that children are most affected by the violence taking place in the country.
Strikes were carried out in the village of Jubas near the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attacks killed civilians who were sheltering in the school and near it.
"Children suffer the most because of the escalation of …
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Russia bombs Syrian Idlib destroying children's hospital
Russian aircraft carried out a double raid on medical facilities in the de-escalation zone in Northwestern Syria, reports the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
At night the aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces had attacked Shinan and Maar Shurin villages, as well as the district of Maarat al-Numan.
As a result of the strike, the Ikhlas Maternity and Children's Hospital in the village of Shannan were destroyed, two medical workers were wounded. Newborns and patients were evacuated.
Over the past …
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8300 civilians killed by Russian air raids since the beginning of Syrian war
As a result of Russian air raids in Syria, which began four years ago, nearly 8,300 civilians have been killed, including about 2,000 children, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
According to the Syrian human rights activists, during the same period, Russian air raids resulted in the deaths of around 5,500 rebel fighters and around 5,200 jihadist militants. This means that civilian casualties account for more than 40% of the deaths, the report notes.
Russia …
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Russia,Turkey and Iran to decide the fate of Idlib at the summit in Astana
The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia will meet in Ankara on Monday as part of the Astana process, with the three countries holding regular meetings in an attempt to resolve the Syrian conflict, reports the Voice of America.
The fate of the last rebel stronghold in Idlib is expected to be the main topic.
As Syrian government forces advance on Idlib, Ankara warns of a looming humanitarian catastrophe.
In recent weeks, Syrian regime forces have been mercilessly attacking rebel positions in …
