March 2020. The Russian Foreign Ministry says foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants are not complying with the terms of a ceasefire reached earlier this month by Ankara and Moscow to halt an escalation of violence in Syria’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib. The ministry, in a statement released on Monday, announced that the militants wreaking havoc on… Continue reading Mar 2020. Russia Turkey Ceasefire in Idlib Part 2
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Mar 2020. Russia Turkey Ceasefire in Idlib Part 1
March 2020. Russia and Turkey have begun jointly patrolling the strategic M4 highway in Syria’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib as part of a ceasefire reached earlier this month. The patrols began from the settlement of Tronba in Idlib, the last militant stronghold in the country, on Sunday. According to the Russian media, Moscow sent… Continue reading Mar 2020. Russia Turkey Ceasefire in Idlib Part 1
Feb 2020. The Battering of Idlib
February 2020. A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in north-western Syria, where the government of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to recapture the opposition-held province of Idlib. Government air strikes and ground operations have driven almost a million civilians from their homes since December – the biggest single displacement of Syria’s nine-year war. The UN has… Continue reading Feb 2020. The Battering of Idlib