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Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province

Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes

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Turkish military shells Syrian positions in retaliation for regime fire

Turkish forces struck Syrian positions in response to an artillery strike that killed a soldier and wounded three others in southwestern Idlib

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Turkey and Russia discuss ‘coordination center’ in Syria

Turkey and Russia are discussing a "coordination center" to better manage operations in Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib province, Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar said

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Last battlefield: The future of Syria’s Idlib after HTS militant takeover

After Syria's Idlib province was taken over by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance of jihadist groups, residents fear the possibility of a regime offensive

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Syria talks begin in Astana with government and opposition delegations present

Negotiators from Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Kazakhstan's capital Astana for two days of talks to preserve a fragile truce in northern Syria

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Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27

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The failure of the Idlib deal could alter Syria’s future

The looming deadline for the Russia-Turkey deal in Idlib raises several scenarios that could impact the future of the Syrian conflict

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Turkey says Syria rebels pull heavy arms from Idlib province

Turkey said a planned buffer zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has been cleared of heavy weapons as part of a deal reached between Moscow and Ankara

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels ‘complete’ heavy weapons withdrawal from Idlib

Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from a planned Demilitarized Zone in opposition-held Idlib, under a deal agreed by Turkey and Russia

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Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province

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