A ceasefire agreed by Russia and Turkey has gone into effect in Syria’s north-western Idlib region, activists and a monitoring group confirmed in the early hours of Friday. The halt in fighting was agreed amid growing concerns about an emerging proxy war between Turkey, which supports certain rebel groups in Syria’s multi-sided civil war, and […]
Turkey wants Russia to agree to a new ceasefire for Syria’s Idlib region, near the Turkish border, as Europe braces for another wave of refugees from war-torn Syria. The most recent ceasefire, reached in January, collapsed as Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, advanced in recent weeks into the Idlib region, Syria’s last […]
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Thursday said indiscriminate attacks against civilians in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib are “war crimes” and “those responsible must be held accountable.” Read also: Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence Speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting, Maas said the Syrian government and its […]