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Regime bombing kills 21 civilians in Idlib

Regime air strikes and artillery fire in northwestern Syria, including on schools in the city of Idlib, killed 21 civilians on Tuesday, activists and a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said eight children were among those killed in the raids on Idlib city and...

Syrian regime retakes Kafranbel in Idlib

Syrian regime forces recaptured Kafranbel in Idlib province Tuesday, a war monitor said, a symbolic victory in a town that was among the first to rebel against Damascus. Supported by Russian air strikes, pro-regime forces advancing on the last major rebel-held bastion in northwest Syria...

How to save face in Syria: Erdogan's conundrum

As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime presses ahead with a relentless campaign, his counterpart across the border in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is battling to avoid being the big loser in the battle for the last rebel bastion of Idlib. Erdogan, who has been siding with the rebels...

Syria safe zone 'best alternative,' says ex-US envoy

The "best alternative" to prevent an all-out humanitarian catastrophe in northwestern Syria's Idlib province is to institute a safe zone in the region, the Syria envoy under President Barack Obama said in remarks published Monday. "The best option that eschews direct U.S. military...