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Sytnik said that according to the Syrian side, there had been 16 attacks.(AFP file photo. Representative image)

Terrorists carry out 17 attacks on Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone

By Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Idlib

PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 05:45 AM IST

“We registered 17 attacks from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the provinces of Idlib (12 attacks), Latakia (2), Hama (2) and Aleppo (1),” Rear Adm. Sytnik said.

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A displaced Syrian woman collects belongings from a school that was reportedly targeted in a regime forces' air strike in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.(AFP)

Turkey fighter jet downs Syrian warplane over Idlib: Monitor

By Press Trust of India | Beirut

PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2020 04:12 PM IST

The Syrian state news agency SANA said the Syrian warplane was ‘targeted’, and this is the third such downing in the past three days.

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The heavy losses in northwestern Idlib come after weeks of growing tensions between rebel supporter Ankara and Damascus ally Moscow.(AP (Image for representation purpose))

33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Idlib as tensions between Damascus and Ankara escalate

By Associated Press | Ankara

PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2020 09:49 AM IST

Dozens more soldiers were injured and taken to Turkey for treatment, Rahmi Dogan, governor of Turkish Hatay bordering Syria, said. Turkey has urged the Syrian regime to withdraw from Turkish observation posts in Idlib, while Moscow has accused Ankara of aiding “terrorists” in Syria.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey.(REUTERS)

Turkish President Erdogan to hold a summit with Russian, French and German leaders to discuss Syria

By Agence France-Presse | Istanbul

PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2020 10:32 PM IST

“We will come together on March 5 and discuss these issues,” Erdogan said in a televised speech.

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Turkey has lost 16 military personnel in Idlib this month in clashes with Syrian forces, and has bolstered its positions while calling for regime troops to pull back.(REUTERS)

Turkish President Erdogan urges ‘concrete action’ over Idlib in call with German Chancellor Merkel & French President Macron

By Agence France-Presse | Ankara

UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2020 05:31 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed “the need to stop the aggression of the regime and its supporters in Idlib, and emphasised the importance of providing strong support through concrete actions to prevent a humanitarian crisis.”

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The United States military has released the first visuals of the raid in which Islamic State’s Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed last weekend(via REUTERS)

IS remains dangerous, can try ‘retribution’ strike, says US

By Yashwant Raj | Washington

PUBLISHED ON OCT 31, 2019 09:02 PM IST

The black-and-white images, both stills and videos, showed al-Baghdadi’s compound in Idlib, Syria before the raid, US special forces approaching the compound, US helicopters taking out non-IS fighters who fired at them, and the bombing of the site after the assault was over.

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Fighting raged in northwest Syria with clashes between regime forces and jihadist-led fighters. (George OURFALIAN / AFP/ Representative Image)

130 fighters killed in 48 hours in northwest Syria: War monitor

By Agence France-Presse | Beirut

UPDATED ON JUN 20, 2019 02:59 PM IST

The Idlib region, home to some three million people, is supposed to be protected by a months-old international truce deal, but it has come under increased bombardment by the regime and its Russian ally since late April.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Ford's Theatre Gala in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, June 2, 2019.(Bloomberg)

‘World watching butchery, STOP! bombing Syria’s Idlib,’ says Donald Trump

By Agence France-Presse | Washington

UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2019 08:30 AM IST

Donald Trump’s comments came after Syrian NGOs on Friday decried international inaction in the face of mounting violence in the northwestern region.

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Eight year-old Maya Mohammad Ali Merhi walks using prosthetic legs made by her father from tin cans in a camp for displaced people, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on June 20, 2018.(AFP Photo)

Syrian girl born with no legs used to walk with tin cans as prosthetic limbs

By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse, Istanbul

UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2018 10:50 AM IST

After the pictures of her shuffling with difficulty around the refugee camp made a huge impact across the world, the Turkish Red Crescent intervened. The father and daughter were evacuated from Syria and brought to Istanbul for treatment at a specialised clinic.

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