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UN envoy warns of 'imminent danger' of escalation in Syria

The UN envoy to Syria said Wednesday that the country was on the brink of worsening violence after an exchange of threats between key players Turkey and Russia. Syrian aid workers have called for an urgent ceasefire and international help for nearly a million people fleeing the regime's...

Erdogan threatens 'imminent' Turkish operation in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Wednesday to launch an operation in Syria's Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Turkish military positions. "An operation in Idlib is imminent," Erdogan told his party's lawmakers in parliament. "We are counting...

First civilian flight since 2012 lands in Aleppo

A Syrian commercial flight landed at Aleppo airport Wednesday from Damascus, marking the resumption of internal flights between Syria's two largest cities for the first time since 2012. The flight carrying Syrian officials and journalists was a symbolic message from President Bashar Assad's...

Syria aid groups in desperate plea for Idlib displaced

Syrian aid workers issued an urgent call for a ceasefire and international help for nearly a million people fleeing a regime onslaught in the country's northwest on Wednesday. It came as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch an operation in Syria by the end of the...