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Merkel, Macron Tell Putin They Are Ready to Facilitate Northwestern Syria De-Escalation Efforts

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Clashes between government forces and militants backed by Turkey in the northwestern province of Idlib have intensified recently, while the Turkish forces have also carried out several strikes against the Syrian Arab Army. … Read More >Merkel, Macron Tell Putin They Are Ready to Facilitate Northwestern Syria De-Escalation Efforts

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Reports of ‘hundreds of thousands’ of civilians heading to Turkish border because of hostilities in Idlib not true – Russian MoD

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The Russian military has denied rumours that scores of refugees are fleeing Syria’s Idlib province and moving towards the Turkish border due to battles between the Syrian Army and terrorists in the area. … Read More >Reports of ‘hundreds of thousands’ of civilians heading to Turkish border because of hostilities in Idlib not true – Russian MoD

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Withdrawal of mercenaries and Turkish troops from Libya is a condition for end of hostilities – General Haftar

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Ankara and Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) have used the truce to deploy fresh troops and mercenaries from Syria, Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar said in an interview. … Read More >Withdrawal of mercenaries and Turkish troops from Libya is a condition for end of hostilities – General Haftar

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Shadow of war: What are the odds Turkey will start a full-scale offensive against Syria in Idlib?

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Tensions are boiling over between Ankara and Damascus as Turkey vowed to take matters into its own hands and openly intervene in Syria’s Idlib province, where government forces are routing the Turkish-backed militants. … Read More >Shadow of war: What are the odds Turkey will start a full-scale offensive against Syria in Idlib?

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Russian warplanes repel attack on Syrian army in Idlib as militants launch offensive aided by Turkish artillery — Moscow

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The Russian Defense Ministry says its Air Force launched strikes to repel a militant offensive against the Syrian Army in Idlib, which had sought to breach the government forces’ defensive lines with Turkey’s backing. … Read More >Russian warplanes repel attack on Syrian army in Idlib as militants launch offensive aided by Turkish artillery — Moscow

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Russian air force struck militants that attacked Syrian government forces in Idlib, helped repel assault – defense ministry

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Russian Air Forces launched airstrikes against militants in Idlib that attacked the Syrian Army and sought to breach their defensive lines, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that the offensive has been repelled. … Read More >Russian air force struck militants that attacked Syrian government forces in Idlib, helped repel assault – defense ministry

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Satellite Image of Alleged Turkish Cargo in Port of Tripoli Released After Airstrikes

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The situation in the North African country, which was dragged into a civil war after the death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, recently escalated as Ankara entered the fray, deploying military advisors to back the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), fighting against Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). … Read More >Satellite Image of Alleged Turkish Cargo in Port of Tripoli Released After Airstrikes

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Turkey Raises Stakes in Syria, Libya and Puts Relations With Russia to Test – Analysts

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Although the Russian and Turkish militaries resumed patrolling operations in northern Syria on 17 February, Moscow and Ankara remain dissatisfied with the developments on the ground. Middle East experts Ghassan Kadi and Christopher Assad have explained Turkey’s two-front strategy in Syria and Libya which has put Russo-Turkish relations to the test. … Read More >Turkey Raises Stakes in Syria, Libya and Puts Relations With Russia to Test – Analysts

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Moscow Says Attacks on Russian, Syrian Troops in Idlib Continue as Erdogan Threatens ‘Imminent’ Op

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Idlib Province in Syria has suffered an uptick of clashes between the Syrian Arab Army and militants supported by Turkey. Ankara maintains that Damascus breached a ceasefire agreement and threatened to launch a military offensive in retaliation. … Read More >Moscow Says Attacks on Russian, Syrian Troops in Idlib Continue as Erdogan Threatens ‘Imminent’ Op

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‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’

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Paris will clamp down on imams from Muslim countries that arrive in France to push worshipers into violating the law, the country’s President Emmanuel Macron said, warning Turkey it can’t “feed separatism” on French soil. … Read More >‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’