Idlib

Syrian troops reportedly killed five Turkish soldiers in an attack on an observation post in northern Syria as tensions between the two nations threatened to escalate and drag Syria's Russian and Iranian allies into the conflict.  Russian and Turkish diploma…

* More than 1,000 Turkish vehicles enter Idlib in last week * Several Turkish posts are surrounded * Syrian army says will carry on recapture of territory By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Turkey has sent major reinforcements to Syria's northweste…

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey is deploying additional military supplies to fortify its outposts in Syria’s Idlib province, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told Hurriyet newspaper, to defend against any bigger confrontation with Russian-backed Syrian fighters in the area.Troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by the Russian air force, have launched…

Image copyrightDiana Darke The haunting beauty of Syria's so-called Dead Cities, once seen, is never forgotten. Here on the wild and magical hills of the north-west nestles the world's richest repository of 4th, 5th and 6th Century churches - over 2,000, spr…

Turkey says its military has hit several Syrian government targets, killing dozens of troops in the rebel-held Idlib province in Syria.The raids were launched in response to a Syrian government attack which killed five Turkish soldiers and three civilians. Th…

A Turkish military convoy passes through the Syrian town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, on Sunday. It is there, in northwestern Syria, that friction between the country and neighboring Turkey has flared into direct violence. Aaref…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Syrian soldiers captured villages on the outskirts of Maarat al-Numan on Tuesday The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, the opposition's last stronghold. State media …