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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.

USA

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.

Syria

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

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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.

Belgium

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,

World

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

Syria

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).

Syria

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

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

Syria

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.

Turkey

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

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

Syria

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.

Turkey

Erdoğan says Turkey will end Syria offensive 'if Kurds withdraw'

Turkeys' president has said he will end the ongoing military offensive in northern Syria if the Kurds lay down their weapons and withdraw from the border.

World

Out with America and in with Russia: troops take over US bases

Videos have emerged of Russian troops in US military camps in Syria that have been abandoned following Trumps's decision to pull out forces.

Turkey

Mike Pence to hold talks with Ankara over conflict in Syria

US Vice President Mike Pence is to hold talks with Erdogan about Turkey's military incursion in Syria.

Syria

What next for Syria as Kurds join forces with Assad?

Abandoned by their U.S. allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting alongside the Syrian army in Manjib.

Syria

Kurds strike deal with Syrian regime as US prepares to withdraw troops

Kurdish authorities in Syria said on Sunday nearly 800 close relatives of fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) fled the Ain Issa camp in the north of the country, according to AFP.

Syria

Families of IS fighters in Syria hope Turkish offensive offers way out

There’s no doubt that Turkey’s military incursion into Syria has shifted the pieces in the complex puzzle that is the 8-year conflict. The families of IS fighters detained in camps in the country hope it could provide a way out for them.

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