Tag: Idlib

Russia, Germany, France and Turkey meet for four-way Syria summit

ISTANBUL: The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for a summit on Syria, where violence this week in the...

Syria says Idlib situation untenable if jihadists wont comply with deal

BEIRUT: Syria's foreign minister said on Monday the situation in Idlib was untenable if jihadists do not comply with a Russian-Turkish agreement for the...

Syrian rebels complete withdrawal of heavy weapons from Idlib

  ISTANBUL: Syrian rebels completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline in Idlib on Monday, under the deal between Russia and Turkey to...

Syrian rebels start to withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone

BEIRUT: Two Turkey-backed Syrian rebel officials told Reuters that rebel groups on Saturday began to withdraw heavy weaponry from a demilitarized zone agreed by...

Jihadist group rejects deal for Syria’s Idlib, main faction yet to...

BEIRUT: A jihadist faction in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria has rejected a Turkish-Russian deal that requires “radical” insurgents to withdraw from a...

Turkey will coordinate military activities with Russia in Idlib

ISTANBUL: Turkey will continue its military activities in Syria's Idlib in coordination with Russia, as it has done up until now, Turkish Defence Minister...

Turkey is working to reach ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib: FM

ISTANBUL: Turkey is working to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's rebel-held northwest and is ready for cooperation to fight terrorist groups in the Idlib...

Syrians flee to border villages as Idlib offensive looms

IDLIB: Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on...

Erdogan urges Russia, Iran to stop ‘disaster’ in Idlib

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming "humanitarian disaster" in Idlib, saying Syrians there...

Air strikes hit Idlib on day of Syria summit in Tehran

  BEIRUT: Air strikes hit parts of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, a war monitor said, as the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey...

Kremlin dismisses Trump warning on Syria’s Idlib

MOSCOW: The Kremlin dismissed US President Donald Trump's warning to Syria not to launch an offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, saying on...

1m children in Idlib at risk if assault mounted: UNICEF

GENEVA: More than a million Syrian children are at risk in the event of a government military assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib,...

Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants out of the rebel-held enclave of...

Turkey says military solution for Syria’s Idlib would be a disaster

MOSCOW: Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday it would be disastrous to seek a military solution in the northern Syrian region of Idlib, a...

Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia

ANKARA: Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his country and Russia could find a solution over the northern Syrian region of Idlib,...

Syrian army urges people in Idlib to agree return of state...

  BEIRUT: The Syrian army urged people in rebel-held Idlib province to agree to a return of state rule and told them the war was...

13 civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib blast

IDLIB:  A huge blast killed at least 13 civilians in Syria’s northwestern militant-held city of Idlib on Monday, a monitor said, as an AFP reporter...