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Russia strikes back after warplane is downed in Syria

The pilot ejected over Idlib province but was killed by rebels on the ground

Syria

Hundreds killed in Turkey's military campaign in Syria says Russia

Moscow claims civilians have been victims of Ankrara's targeting of Kurdish militia fighters

Russia

Progress made in Syrian peace talks

Delegates at a Syrian peace conference in Sochi have called for respect for the country’s territorial integrity and said the Syrian people alone should decide the shape of their government.

Russia

Russian sponsored Syrian peace conference opens in disarray

Russia's foreign minister was heckled at the talks whilst an opposition delegation refused to leave the airport in Sochi.

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Turkish offensive against Kurds in north-eastern Syria deepens conflic

Turkey's ten day old offensive into Syria is ratcheting up tension with the US, a fellow NATO member state.

Turkey

Turkish border mayor says ready for new wave of Syrian refugees

Hatay, already home to 500,000 refugees, will support new camps but only on Syrian side of border.

USA

UN: deadlock over use of chemical weapons in Syrian civil war

Russia wants a new independent investigation but the US wants to press ahead with prosecuting the Assad regime. Meanwhile chemical attacks are reportedly ongoing.

Syria

Ankara-Washington talks scheduled as Turkey pushes ahead in Syria

Ankara announces President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will speak to his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Syria

'We are not enemies of the Turkish people': former PYD leader

Salih Muslim tells euronews that Moscow is also involved in the northern Syrian campaign, known as 'Operation Olive Branch'.

Turkey

President Erdogan defends Turkey's offensive in Syria

Turkish leader says the fighting won't stop until the mission to oust Kurdish YPG militia is complete

Syria

Turkey wants international support for its 'olive branch' offensive

Turkey is waging a military campaign with rebel allies against a US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region.

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Shops reopen in Aleppo market – or what's left of it

The market in Syria's largest city still has no water, electricity or telephone lines.

Turkey

Missiles fired from Syria hit two Turkish border towns

Attacks come after a day of Turkish artillery bombardments and airstrikes into Syria against Kurdish positions.

USA

US signals deeper commitment in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States cannot repeat past mistakes and won't pull out of Syria prematurely.

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

World News

At least 17 civilians killed in Syria airstrikes, says monitor

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says children were among the dead on Saturday in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus

Syria

Weapons made in eastern Europe 'finding their way to ISIL'

Eastern European countries are unwittingly supplying the so-called Islamic State with weapons and ammunition, a new report has claimed.

Syria

Critical medical evacuations begin in Ghouta, Syria

A UN Humanitarian convoy has been allowed into the rebel-held suburb of Ghouta to begin evacuating the critically ill.

Syria

Pro-government airstrikes kill 19 in Syrian village

Air strikes have killed 19 people in a village in Syria's rebel stronghold of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes were either carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes. Syria and Russia have not responded but previously they've said they only ever target militants.

Lebanon

EU and Lebanon hold first official talks since PM Hariri's return

The head of EU foreign policy Federica Mogherini spoke about Syria during her visit saying she wanted all Syrians who fled violence in their country to be protected and to be given the option to return home when the time is right.

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