Syria

Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO

Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said

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Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria

Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria

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‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire

A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last

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UN ‘ready to facilitate’ evacuations from Rukban camp in southern Syria

The UN will help evacuate civilians from the "abysmal" Rukban camp in the desert in southern Syria near the border with Jordan

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YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border

YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey

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Austria to repatriate orphan children of female ISIS adherent from Syria

Austria is preparing to repatriate from Syria two young orphans of a female Islamic State supporter in the first such move for Vienna

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Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve

Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib

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Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front

Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province

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Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says

The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said

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