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Syria truce takes hold, but residents cynical

A new ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey took hold Friday in northwestern Syria, but after years of failed truces residents like Fadi say they are not holding their breath. The deal intends to stop a deadly Moscow-backed regime offensive since December against the country's last major...

Erdogan hopes cease-fire continues in Idlib, Syria

Turkish president on Friday said Ankara reached a cease-fire deal with Russia regarding northwestern Idlib city of Syria, which would hopefully bring an end to a war between Muslim parties.   Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came after Friday prayers in Istanbul, where he...

Deadly clashes erupt in Idlib hours into ceasefire deal

Deadly clashes erupted in southern Idlib on Friday, hours into a ceasefire deal between Russia and Turkey aimed at ending the fighting in the last rebel-held enclave in Syria. A war monitor and a rebel source said the fighting broke out in the Jabal al-Zawiya region between Syrian...

EU to hold new donor conference for Syria on June 29-30

The European Union will host a Syria donor conference in Brussels on June 29-30 to raise funds for victims of the nine-year war and surrounding countries, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday. Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, said governments involved in the conflict will be...