Erdogan says Syria’s Afrin town under siege, entry imminent
Turkey‘s military and its rebel allies have besieged the northern Syrian town of Afrin and were nearing its town centre, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
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Turkish forces set up positions in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey’s military announced on Friday it had begun setting up observation posts in north-west Syria’s Idlib province, part of a deployment that appears partly aimed...
Syrians begin returning home, two weeks into Turkish offensive
A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first formal return of civilians since...
With Syria ‘safe zone’ plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act
Turkey will have to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States if it is to achieve its ambition of...
Syrian rebel wants ‘safe zone’, says it needs deal with Russia
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels would like to see a ‘safe zone’ set up in areas of the border they are capturing from Islamic State, but this...
Turkey sends more tanks to Syria, demands Kurdish fighters retreat
Turkey sent more tanks into northern Syria on Thursday and demanded Kurdish militia fighters retreat within a week as it seeks to secure the border...
Syrian rebels prepare attack from Turkey on Islamic State town
Hundreds of Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an operation to capture a town held by Islamic State at the border with Turkey, a senior...
Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege (Updated)
Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines into opposition-held areas of the...
Thousands flee as Russian-backed offensive threatens to besiege Aleppo (Updated)
By John Davison Tens of thousands of Syrians fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo on Friday, and aid workers said they feared the major...
Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army, providing it with air support, arms and ammunition in joint operations with...
