Video: SDF Releases Tens of ISIS Members in Eastern Syria. Turkey, Russia Struggle with Idlib De-escalation
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-25
On March 23, Russian and Turkish forces carried out a second limited joint patrol in southern Idlib. The patrol involved six armoured vehicles and took place along a short chunk of the M4 highway west of the government-controlled town of …
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Turkey plants saplings in terror-freed Syrian city
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-25
Syria's northern Tal Abyad city, liberated of terrorists by a Turkish cross-border operation last year, is set to become greener with Turkey's efforts to afforest the area.In a statement on Wednesday, the Regional Directorate of Forestry in Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province bordering Syria said a project to plant saplings in Tal Abyad was underway through the Syria Support and Coordination Center (SUDKOM), a division of the Sanliurfa governor's office.As part of the project, assigned teams are planting saplings along roadsides and in recreational areas for the public, according to the statement.The project…
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Enable 'all out effort' to counter COVID-19 in war-ravaged Syria, urges top UN envoy
news.un.org | 2020-03-24
The top United Nations envoy in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate country-wide truce, allowing citizens to save lives and tackle the common threat presented by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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The UK Hasn't Bombed Iraq or Syria Since Last September. What Gives?
Darius Shahtahmasebi | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-24
Amid COVID-19, Brexit, and an ongoing economic crisis, the UK appears to be winding down its deadly Middle East bombing campaign. So where to next for the RAF?
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The Butcher of Khiam: How Trump Brought Home Notorious War Criminal Amer Fakhoury
Steven Sahiounie | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-23
Amer Fakhoury was remembered in Lebanon as "The Butcher of Khiam," and though he is back in the US now, his name and crimes will never be forgotten in the land of his birth.
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UNICEF sounds alarm over water cuts in Syria as efforts ramp up to prevent COVID-19 spread
news.un.org | 2020-03-23
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its relief partners in Syria are warning that water disruptions in the country's war-battered north-east could exacerbate risks posed by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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