Turkish observation posts in Syria’s Idlib region will remain in place and function despite being encircled by Syrian government forces, a Turkish security official said on Friday, a week after Ankara and Moscow agreed a ceasefire deal. Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in...

     (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 190 women and children have been freed from the deserted Kurdish-held Al-Hol camp in northeastern Hasaka province over a tribal mediation, local activists said Thursday.   The freed families headed their homes in the village of...

The leaders of Turkey and Russia held a phone conversation on Thursday in which they acknowledged a significant decrease in tensions in Idlib, northwestern Syria, following the cease-fire agreement reached last week. According to a statement by the Kremlin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Turkish and Russian officials have largely reached an agreement on details of a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region during talks in Ankara, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by state media on Thursday. Last week, Turkey and Russia agreed on the ceasefire meant to halt...

An air strike killed 26 fighters of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi in eastern Syria after a deadly attack on U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq, a war monitor said Thursday. Updating its toll for the Wednesday strike, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Wednesday that his military would launch its harshest retaliation yet if the Syrian government breaks a fragile truce in Idlib province brokered last week. The cease-fire arranged by Turkey and Russia - which support opposing sides in the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has documented more than 500 military attacks on medical facilities in Syria since it began counting them in 2016, with nearly as many deaths among staff and patients. About two-thirds of those struck were in Syria’s northwest...

Turkey urged Russia on Wednesday to deal with alleged violations of a week-old ceasefire by Syrian government forces in Idlib, the last bastion of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad. "Although there are only small incidents here and there, the ceasefire has started to be violated,"...

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu discussed northwest Syria’s Idlib region in a phone call, the Turkish defense ministry said on Tuesday. In a statement, the defense ministry said that Akar emphasized determination to continue efforts and fulfill...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Civil Defense has recovered 2436 bodies from under the rubble, including 436 women, since last April, the volunteer organization said Tuesday. Most of the victims lost their lives in air strikes by the Syrian and Russia forces on northwestern Syria, according to the...

Turkey's military will patrol to the north of a security corridor being set up around a highway in northwest Syria's Idlib province and Russian forces will patrol the southern side, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. Agreement on the corridor was part of a ceasefire...

Aid agencies are moving to prevent a novel coronavirus outbreak in war-torn northwestern Syria, where devastated health infrastructure and massive displacement make containment an almost impossible task.  Syria has not yet confirmed any coronavirus cases, but its "fragile health...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime artillery on Monday hit the village of al-Mastouma near a Turkish observation point, in a new violation of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire that may erupt clashes and burst the last rebel stronghold in northern Syria, local activists said. At least 15...

A Russian military delegation will hold talks with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss a deal which the two countries reached last week for a ceasefire in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Monday. The deal, reached in Moscow on March 5, was...

Turkey is prepared to "use force against those who violate the cease-fire" recently enforced in Idlib, northwestern Syria, a security source said on Monday. Turkey and Russia announced a cease-fire that came into effect at midnight last Thursday, following days of clashes between the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish army on Sunday has sent heavy reinforcements into northern Idlib province, two days since Ankara and Moscow has reached a ceasefire to end three months of daily bombing by the Syrian regime forces on last real stronghold. Hundreds of Turkish troops...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Russian-backed Syrian regime forces have bombed out of service and destroyed at least 225 civil facilities in northwestern Syria since last November, the Syrian Response Coordination Group said Sunday. The regime offensive in Idlib province and parts of Aleppo has...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Coordinator of the preparatory campaign for the Syrian National Conference denied that the preparatory committee had benefited from the disputes within the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition. Major General Mohammed  Haj Ali described the...

At least 26 Iraqis were among those killed in a Syrian highway accident last week, in which a fuel truck collided with passenger buses and other cars, Iraqi's foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. Ahmad al-Sahhaf said at least 16 Iraqis were also injured in what he described as a...

Aid agencies are moving to prevent a novel coronavirus outbreak in conflict-plagued northwestern Syria, where damaged health infrastructure and massive displacement make containment a nearly impossible task. Syria has not yet confirmed any coronavirus cases but its "fragile health systems...