Officials say the pullout has begun, but reports suggest only equipment — and not troops — has left the country

Agreement comes at emergency meeting in Moscow

UAE reopens Damascus embassy in boost for Assad and signal that Syria is open for business

Appeal comes after no progress is made in 11th round of Russian-sponsored talks in Kazakh capital.

Insurgents said to have launched chlorine shells into the government occupied city, although rebel group leaders deny the claims.

The United States Special Representative for Syria has denounced Russia’s role in the conflict there and its “unyielding" support for the Assad Regime. In an interview with our correspondent Méabh Mc Mahon, James Jeffrey said the US would not finance any reconstruction in the country.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says a constitutional committee for Syria should be formed as soon as possible. It comes after a four-way summit on Syria in Istanbul together with Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

More than 360,000 people have been killed in Syria since 2011.

The international community helps Syria & Turkey to restore mobility to the war-disabled, and take some of the strain off stretched local health services.

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Syria says it's ready for the voluntary return of refugees and is appealing for help to rebuild the country devastated by a more than seven-year long war.

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib province demonstrated on Tuesday against the targeting of their facilities and volunteers by Syrian forces and their allies.

Russia's defence ministry had earlier on Tuesday suggested that Israeli warplanes flying nearby had deliberately attracted Syrian anti-aircraft fire to down the place.