Erdogan said Thursday that he expects a ceasefire to be achieved quickly after planned talks Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said Wednesday it hoped Putin and Erdogan would be able to agree on a set of joint measures for the Syrian province of Idlib. "We plan...

Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's involvement in Syria, its defence minister said Wednesday. Escalating military action in Syria's northern Idlib region, where Russia is backing an offensive by...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish-backed Syrian forces on Wednesday launched a major attack to retake Saraqeb, the strategic city two days after its fall to the Syrian regime's favour, opposition activists said. From six axes, the Sytian National Army began its battle to repel regime...

Fighting in northwest Syria has rendered large parts of the region uninhabitable for civilians now crammed into an ever-shrinking area where conditions are dire, says a report released Wednesday. The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative's Signal Program analysed satellite imagery of towns and...