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Turkey and Russia on a collision course in Idlib

Turkey says it will not back down in a stand-off with Russia over the northern Syrian region of Idlib.

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These pictures reveal how desperate life is in northwest Syria

More than 900,000 people have been displaced by violence in northwest Syria in fewer than three months.

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Erdogan announces Syria summit with Putin, Merkel, Macron on 5 March

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he would hold a summit with his Russian, French and German counterparts on 5 March to discuss the situation in Idlib province, the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria.

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'Cruel beyond belief': UN demands escape route for civilians in Syria

The UN human rights office wants safe corridors for civilians trying to flee fighting in Syria's northwest and who 'no longer have anywhere to go'.

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Erdogan warns Syrian regime against further attacks

The Kremlin hit back at Ankara, accusing it of disregarding its commitment under the agreement to stabilise the region.

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Fighting in northwestern Syria 'has deplaced 700,000 since December'

A wave of displacement that has seen around 700,000 people flee a regime offensive in Syria's Idlib region is the biggest of the nine-year-old conflict, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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U.N. chief warns of 'wind of madness sweeping the globe'

Guterres said conflicts in Libya, Yemen and Syria were escalating as gains made in 2019 are reversed in 2020.

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Nearly 300,000 displaced from Idlib by Syrian government bombardment

Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment has sent huge numbers fleeing northwards closer to the Turkish border.

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Turkey says Syria talks with Moscow continue despite clash

Turkey's foreign minister says Ankara and Moscow are working to keep peace efforts for Syria alive despite a deadly clash between Turkish and Syrian forces

France

French firm Lafarge cleared of Syria war crimes complicity charge

The industrial giant is still accused of financing terror groups including IS as it tried to keep its Syrian plant open amid the conflict.

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Belgium and UK say ISIS fighters should face justice in Iraq, Syria

The comments come after Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Turkey could return militant prisoners to Europe.

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Belgian's grandchildren 'missing' after Syria camp evacuated

Sayfoellah, Shahied, Muthanna and Mujahied – seen in the video above – are missing after the detention camp in which they were being held in north-east Syria was forcibly evacuated, their grandmother has told Euronews.

Germany

First trial over Syrian state-sponsored torture looms in Germany

Human rights activists applauded as Germany charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers with participating in crimes against humanity,

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Fight against terrorism far from over despite al-Baghdadi death

European leaders are warning that the fight against terrorism is far from being over following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The world's most wanted terrorist, and leader of the so-called Islamic State group killed himself during a US military operation in Idlib, northern Syria

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MEP calls for humanitarian corridor for Europe’s children of IS

A Belgian MEP has called for a humanitarian corridor to be established to return Europe’s children of the so-called Islamic State (IS).

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Kurds will be removed from Turkish 'safe zone' in Syria

The decision comes after talks in the Russian resort town of Sochi.

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Watch: Aleppo souk reopens, representing return to former way of life

The market, which was partially destroyed in the fighting that took place in the city, is part of an area listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its Arab culture.

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Turkey's incursion into Syria 'madness', says Macron

French president said that NATO's failure to react to the assault was a mistake. .

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Watch: Explainer on Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria

Take a look at our video explainer that sketches out what has happened during the first week of Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.