Turkey has called on it forces in northern Syria to be prepared to mobilize in Idleb and defend the observation points writes Baladi News.
At a gathering at St Peter’, Pope Francis has led prayers for the people of Idlib and expressed his sorrow for the situation in the region writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Following advances by the regime army, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to take action if Assad does not withdraw from the de-escalation zones writes Daily Sabah.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said officials in Washington ‘fully support’ Turkey’s justified self-defence actions in Syria writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Turkish president has insisted that his forces will not withdraw and that Russia must keep control of the Assad regime writes Alsouria Net.
As the regime advances in Idleb, Turkey has sent reinforcements to the city of Saraqib, on the intersection of the M4 and M5 international highways reports Enab Baladi.
Russia has been instrumental in Syria and the actions have shown them to be a powerful force, but Asharq Al-Awsat asks if that will continue.
The main sticking points of the talks is the future role of the SDF and the governing of SDF controlled areas reports Al-Masdar.
Hope of reaching a solution were dashed when the Turkish Defense Minister ended meetings with Ali Mamlouk reports Brocar Press.
No sooner had a new ceasefire been announced, regime and Russian began to conducts bombardments of towns and cities in Idleb writes Alsouria Net.
The heads of Turkish and Syrian intelligence have held a meeting to discuss the situation in Idleb and Turkish actions in northern Syria.
Despite denials about their presence in Libya, reports have emerged about the death of four Syrian fighters from the Syrian National Army reports Zaman Al Wasl.
After recent regime advances, oppositions forces have hit back and secured three villages in the eastern countryside of Idleb writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Questions are being asked about what role, if any, the Syrian intelligence agency played in the assassination of Soleimani reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Recent events in Iraq have revealed the weakness of the American position in the Middle East and their desperate attempts to strengthen their hand writes Al-Watan.
President Erdogan has warned about the growing number of refugees arriving on Turkey’s border with Syria as they flee regime bombardment writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
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Turkish politician Meral Aksener has presented a three step plan to deport Syrian refugees living in Turkey reports Brocar Press.
In accordance with the agreement between Turkey and Russia, Assad’s forces had expanded their deployment in the al-Jazira areas and deployed in the northern Hassakeh countryside reports Alsouria Net.
The Syrian Interim Government has called on SDF fighters to surrender their arms and submit themselves to the Syrian National Army in order to be pardoned writes Jisr.
