Idlib

Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib

International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib

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UN Syria envoy de Mistura offers to travel to Idlib to ensure civilian evacuations

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura offered to personally travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave amid fears of full-scale military operations

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UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September

The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September

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Syrian military shells rebel positions in Idlib, drops leaflets urging ‘reconciliation’

Syrian regime forces shelled rebel and jihadist positions in the Idlib province and dropped leaflets warning of an apparent impending assault

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Thousands evacuate pro-regime Syrian towns after 3-year siege

Several thousand residents evacuated two pro-regime towns in northern Syria, ending one of the longest sieges of the country's civil war

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Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria

Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.

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Russia destroys drone factory and kills militants its says shelled Hmeimim air base

The Russian military destroyed a drone assembly facility and killed militants it said attacked its Hmeimim air base in Syria on December 31 in separate strikes

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Turkey warns Iran and Russia over Idlib as Syria tensions mount ahead of Sochi and Geneva talks

Turkey warned Iran and Russia to hold back the Syrian regime in rebel-held Idlib province, as tensions mounted ahead of peace talks in Sochi

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Erdogan says Turkey must “cleanse” mainly Kurdish PYD and YPG from Syria’s Efrin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the mainly Kurdish Efrin canton must be cleansed of the PYD and YPG, speaking ahead of planned multilateral meetings on Syria next week

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Al-Qaeda in Idlib? Examining bonds between Syria’s largest jihadi groups

Connections between al-Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria demand close scrutiny

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